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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.98.A-B
Title
Small Covered Ovoid Jar, the Jar with Short, Flaring Neck, the Lightly Domed Cover with Small, Lotus-Bud-Shaped Knob
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
first half 8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202782

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Monochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
Dimensions
including cover: H. 14.5 x Diam. 13.8 cm (5 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Dr. Arnold Knapp
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.98.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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