Jar
700-800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
In the Tang dynasty (618-907) daily utensils were usually made of stoneware and goods for burial were made of earthenware. This jar was probably a funerary piece, as lead-glazed vessels could poison the user.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthernware with lead glaze |
| Brief description | green globular jar; Cer, China, TANG, lead glazed; Early China |
| Physical description | globular green jar |
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| Summary | In the Tang dynasty (618-907) daily utensils were usually made of stoneware and goods for burial were made of earthenware. This jar was probably a funerary piece, as lead-glazed vessels could poison the user. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.91-1933 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2007 |
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