About This Artwork
China; reportedly from Jincun, Henan province
Covered Jar (Hu)Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480-221 B.C.), late 4th/3rd century B.C.
Bronze inlaid with strand silver and gilded
Height: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection, 1930.481