Hill Jar

CultureChinese

DateHan Dynasty (206 BCE-CE 220)

Mediumred earthenware with green lead-based glaze

Dimensionsjar: 2 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (6.4 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)
base: 5 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (14.3 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)

Classificationsceramics

Credit LineGift of Smith Freeman and Austin Scarlett

Object number2009.26.14

DescriptionOf wide cylindrical form, resting on three small moulded bear-form feet and moulded with a central freize of animals including tigers, deer and wild boar amidst simple hills and with mock taotie mask and ring handles, the cover in the form of multiple peaks also populated with animals and hunters, the red pottery covered with a green glaze now degraded to show attractive iridescence unevenly scattered over the surface.

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