Unidentified
Large Jar
10th century, or later
Scroll
Unidentified
Large Jar
10th century, or later
Physical Qualities
Stoneware with straw-colored glaze over white slip, 19 H × 13 Diam. in. (48.3 × 33 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Pratt, Washington, D.C.
Object Number
2022.118
This impressively large jar mirrors the shape of the amphora beside it. A utilitarian vessel, the jar would have had a wooden stopper wrapped in frabric and securely tied to the four straps on the shoulder. Utilitarian vessels of all types were placed in tombs to provide comfort to the soul of the deceased.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2023; Mark S. Pratt, Washington, D.C. by purchase,1987-1988; from a dealer originally from Taiwan who had a stall/shop in the Cat Street market [Robert Chang?]
Collection reinstallation, Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Artist Chinese Artist
Unidentified
On View: Levy Gallery 2
