Covered tripod cauldron (ding)
Chinese
Tripod cauldron with three legs in the form of crouching bears, wide S-form handles, and domed cover with decoration of animals; red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over molded decoration; the base of the feet and the underside of the cover unglazed. One of a set of eight funerary vessels (2006.170.192-199).
Earthenware with green lead glaze
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE