Storage jar

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
early 8th-late 3rd century BCE -
Geography
Gansu province, China -
Material
Unglazed stoneware -
Dimension
H x W: 42.2 x 51 cm (16 5/8 x 20 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1979.45 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1979.45
Object Details
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Description
Storage jar: strong, bulging shape on wide flat base, formed by building and paddling; short neck and turned out lip.Clay: gray, fine-grained, smooth, medium-fired.Glaze: none.Decoration: none save as produced by paddling technique creating faceting and occasional striated markings. Fewer paddle marks as shape closes, suggesting that some turning was done at this point and to finish mouth. Small hole in lower side wall, probably from an inclusion scuffed out. A number of random scratches are seen in the clay. -
Provenance
From 1925 to 1978Richard F. Starr, purchased in Lanchow, China, in 1925 [1]From 1978Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Starr of Upperville, VA, in 1978Notes:[1] According to provenance information provided by Richard F. Starr, in two letters held in the object's file (see Curatorial Note 2, T. Lawton, 1979, in the object record). -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Storage Jars of Asia (October 29, 2000 to March 10, 2002) -
Previous custodian or owner
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Starr -
Origin
Gansu province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Starr in memory of Langdon Warner -
Type
Vessel -
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