Title: Covered Jar (Hu)
Object type: Covered jar
Date: 2nd–1st century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Earthenware with painted decoration
Dimensions: H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); Diam. 11 in. 27.9 cm); Diam. of rim 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Diam. of foot 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Tomb Pottery
Credit line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY