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Covered vessel with bird finial

Date5th-3rd century BC
MediumGlazed stoneware
DimensionsHeight: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm);
Diameter: 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm)
CultureChina, Zhejiang province
PeriodWarring States period (475-221 BC)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of F. Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert F. Shatzman
Terms
  • Ceramics
  • Glazed stoneware
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Rings
  • Chinese
Object number2008.072.009
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