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Ovoid jar

Ovoid jar

Chinese

Bulbous, bronze-form vessel of ovoid form with two pierced lug handles on shoulders, three small conical feet on the flat base, and horizontal fluted decor encircling the body; medium gray earthenware with darkened surface.

Gray earthenware

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

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