China Then and Now

Han dynasty jar

Han dynasty jar
2012.91.30, stoneware jar; Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)
Eason Eige Collection; photo by B. Bernard

This mostly utilitarian jar is 11 inches (28 cm) tall. The two handles lie so close to the jar that they're better considered decorative rather than functional. The second photo, below, provides a different view of the handles.

Detail of Han dynasty jar
Photo by B. Bernard


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