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Jar — Anonymous, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)

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Written by: James MoreauContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Asian Art · Catalogue no. 81568
Anonymous, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)

Jar

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Artist / MakerAnonymous, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
Date481–221 BCE
Culture / OriginChina, Hunan province, reportedly Changsha, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
Mediumearthenware with impressed and incised decoration
DimensionsDiameter of mouth: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); Overall: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
DepartmentChinese Art
TypeCeramic
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