Hill Censer

CultureChinese

DateHan Dynasty (206 BCE-CE 220)

Mediumred earthenware with green lead-based glaze

Dimensionscover: 3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (9.9 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
base: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.1 x 17.1 cm)

Classificationsceramics

Credit LineGift of Smith Freeman and Austin Scarlett

Terms

Object number2009.26.12

DescriptionThe plain bowl raised on a simple column rising from a dish-shaped base, the high hill-shaped cover moulded with tree-motifs and cut through with V-shaped apertures, the finial in the form of a nested bird, the red pottery covered with a strong green glaze. (head of bird chipped)

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