Side-view of a tall and narrow green-gray cylindrical terracotta urn with a narrow mouth and wide, upturned saucer-like neck, tapering into a narrow base, with one ornately carved foot visible.
Top-view of a worn green-gray terracotta urn showing its narrow circular mouth flaring into its wide and shallow saucer-like neck. 6 ridges radially branch off from the mouth's edge.
Round base of a terracotta urn in storage, with three semicircular feet emerging from its glazed edge. It bears red and black labels reading ‘8176’, ‘15.015’, and ‘C.2210:A’.
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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Granary Urn

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Granary Urn

Period

Han (Chinese)

Year

206 BCE-CE 25

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

earthenware

Geography

Origin: China

Dimensions

34 cm (13 3/8 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

15.015

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Granary Urn, 206 BCE-CE 25
earthenware
34 cm (13 3/8 inches) (height)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 15.015

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