Cocoon shaped jar
Chinese
Large oblong horizontal vessel with body resembling the shape of a silkworm cocoon; short cylindrical neck and everted mouth rim with beveled edge at top center; elliptical body resting on circular, slightly splayed, circular pedestal foot; medium gray earthenware with incised bowstring lines encircling the body vertically.
Earthenware with incised decoration
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE