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Long-necked Jar (hu)

Long-necked Jar (hu)

Chinese

Jar with waisted cylindrical neck, globular body, and small flat, circular base, the body decorated with a molded frieze of hunting scenes including felines, boar, deer, and equestrians with bows and arrows amid waves and swirling clouds, and with two simulated pushou-mask ring-handles; red earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over molded decoration on the exterior; interior and base unglazed.

Earthenware with green lead glaze

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

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