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Long-necked jar with dished mouth

Long-necked jar with dished mouth

Chinese

Tall, long-necked jar with dish-shaped mouth, slender cylindrical neck, ovoid body, and sides tapering inward to a flat circular base; with two raised bands encircling the neck and lightly incised lines encircling the shoulders; pinkish buff earthenware with pale green lead-fluxed glaze over incised and molded decoration; glaze covers entire vessel, including the base. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China. One of a pair with 2006.170.261.

Earthenware with lead fluxed glaze

Northern Qi (550-577) to Sui (581-618) dynasty

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