Image

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’.

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Granary Urn, Han (Chinese)

Description

Maker

Culture

Chinese

Title

Granary Urn

Year

Han (Chinese)

Medium

earthenware

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

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

Place

Origin: China

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

15.015

About

Granary Urn

Origin: China

Use

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