Storage jar (lei)

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1200 BCE -
Geography
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Material
Unglazed white pottery -
Dimension
H x W x D: 33.3 × 30.3 × 31.1 cm (13 1/8 × 11 15/16 × 12 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1939.42 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.42
Object Details
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Description
Jar (mouth broken and repaired).Clay: hard, white, unglazed.Decoration: carved design in countersunk relief in two registers. Three pierced knobs in true relief in the form of water-buffalo heads. Traces of red pigment around neck. -
Previous custodian or owner
Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) -
Provenance
To 1939Tonying and Company, New York [1]From 1939Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Origin
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Sackler Gallery 24a: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings -
Restrictions and Rights
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