Covered Pot
2nd century BCE-CE 2nd century
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 7 H x 9 Diam. in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object Number
1998.406
This basin is a type local to south China, not found in tombs near
the capital on the central plain. A similar example, excavated in 1955
at Dayuangang in Guangzhou, was part of a set with wine jars, flasks,
and covered boxes. Little remains of the thin glaze which covered
the vessel.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; Private Collection, by purchase c. 1984-1986; Qing Ping Farmers' Market, Guangzhou
