Garlic Head Vase, 2nd century BCE
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Earthenware with red pigmentsexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2012.110.1
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
Han potters often relied on bronze prototypes as can be seen in this vase, the exact equivalent of which exists in bronze. The globular body supports a tall neck terminating in a bulbous, so-called "garlic head" mouth. The design of painted red triangles can also be seen on painted, lacquer wares of the period. The combination of a bronze shape with lacquer decoration in a clay object designates the vessel's use as a ming qi or burial object. It is essentially a ceramic replica of a more expensive bronze vessel, like the one shown to the left.
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- Title
- Garlic Head Vase
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2012.110.1
- Curator Approved
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