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Source Description
The smooth surface of this small clay vessel is covered with a dark brown slip. It appears to have been produced by reduction firing (a low amount of oxygen in the kiln). Although such vessels were commonly used in daily life, they are also found in tombs and may have been used in rituals.
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Document identity
localId
76518
label
Jar
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76518
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Jar
description
The smooth surface of this small clay vessel is covered with a dark brown slip. It appears to have been produced by reduction firing (a low amount of oxygen in the kiln). Although such vessels were commonly used in daily life, they are also found in tombs and may have been used in rituals.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, October 19, 1970, lot 96; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, October 19, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vessels
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9
height
9
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 9/16 x Max. Diam: 3 9/16 in. (9 x 9 cm)
Source extras
med
ceramic
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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49a3f603ac8bed39