Wellhead with Roosters

Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), 1st century B.C./A.D.

China; probably Henan province

This finely structured wellhead displays care in rendering naturalistic details. This model resembles tomb finds from Huixian, Henan province. Here two jaunty roosters are perched on the roof, which originally covered a pulley for raising and lowering buckets.

Status: On View, Gallery 133
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Wellhead with Roosters
Place: China (Artist's nationality)
Date: 100 BCE–100 CE
Medium: Gray earthenware with molded, incised, and stamped decoration
Dimensions: 38 × 45.5 × 25.2 cm (14 15/16 × 17 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Samuel M. Nickerson Fund
Reference Number: 1935.360
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