China Then and Now

Han dynasty jar

Han dynasty jar
2012.91.105, stoneware jar; Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)
Eason Eige Collection; photo by B. Bernard

This jar is 7 inches (18 cm tall). After it was thrown on a wheel, the potter added the handles. He or she then added a double volute of clay over each handle, as a final decorative touch. The photo provided below shows the double volute.

Detail of Han dynasty jar
Photo by B. Bernard


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