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Globular jar with S curve handleGlobular jar with S curve handle

Globular jar with S curve handleGlobular jar with S curve handle

Chinese

Globular jar with wide circular mouth, thin upright lip, a small movable ring on the shoulder, and a vertical S-curve strap handle on the opposite shoulder attached with a strut, the handle incised with crosshatching and embellished with applied scroll motifs; light gray stoneware with fabric-impressed decor over the body.

Gray stoneware

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

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