Funerary Jar

Funerary Jar

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Funerary Jar
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Funerary Jar
Date2500–2000 BC
PlaceBanshan, China
MediumPainted ceramic
Dimensions11 1/4 × 12 1/8 in. maximum diameter (28.6 × 30.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number86.243
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989 - January 1990 Subsequent tour

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