Covered Jar with Attached Handles
Unidentified Western Han Dynasty maker, Chinese, 206 BCE - 9 CE
Western Han Dynasty, 202 BCE-9 CE
Bronze
Overall: 5 5/8 × 4 1/2 in. (14.3 × 11.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Patrick C. Hill
M.981.152
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Vessel
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Course History
CHIN 52, Readings in Classical Chinese: Daoist Philosophical Texts, Sarah Allan, Spring 2015
Provenance
Collected by Genevieve Carpenter Hill (1902-1984), Charlotte, Vermont between 1921-1981; given to present collection, 1981.
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