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Tripod he in the form of a flying goose

Date5th to 3rd century BC
MediumEarthenware with unfired pigments
DimensionsHeight: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm);
Length: 16 1/2 inches (41.9 cm)
CultureChina, Hebei province (?)
PeriodWarring States period (475-221 BC)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of F. Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert F. Shatzman
Terms
  • Ceramics
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Geese
  • Chinese
Object number2008.072.021
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