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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.2
Title
Cylindrical Jar with Six Squared Lug Handles
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
6th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Qi (550-577) to Sui (581-618) dynasty
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/208859

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Yue-type ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over applique lug handles; the damaged rim banded in metal; painted decoration added in modern times. From northern China -- place of manufacture uncertain.
Dimensions
H. 19.5 x Diam. 16.5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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