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Hu with design of fish and birds

Date1st century BC
MediumAsh-glazed stoneware
DimensionsHeight: 14 inches (35.6 cm)
CultureChina, Zhejiang province
PeriodWestern Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of F. Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert F. Shatzman
Terms
  • Ceramics
  • Ash-glazed stoneware
  • Animals
  • Chinese
Object number2008.072.028
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