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Covered jar

Covered jar
Song dynasty 960 CE-1279

Medium
stoneware, pigment
Measurements
(a-b) 11.0 × 7.7 cm diameter (overall)
Accession Number
AS72.a-b-1976
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Leonard B. Cox, 1976
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Ovid body narrowing to slightly flared foot and cylindrical in curving neck. Lid with wide rim, conical with spiral and a flattened top. Translucent blue/grey glaze with fine brown crackling.