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Hu-type Jar
Vessel (lei) with pedestal foot
Hu-type Jar
Chinese
Shang dynasty
12th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Black earthenware with burnished surface and incised design
Dimensions
Overall: 15.9 x 16.3 cm (6 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession Number50.1917
CollectionsAsia
ProvenanceLent by Charles B. Hoyt, April 11, 1945