1937.194.A-B: Covered "Hu" Vessel with Abstract Decor
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1937.194.A-B
- Title
- Covered "Hu" Vessel with Abstract Decor
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 5th-3rd century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/205826
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Light gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
- Dimensions
- H. 27.3 x Diam. 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, William M. Prichard Fund
- Accession Year
- 1937
- Object Number
- 1937.194.A-B
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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