Pigsty and Latrines

Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), 100 BCE-100 CE

China; probably from Henan province

Han grave goods extended to the most mundane aspects of rural life. As illustrated here, latrines were customarily built above a pigsty and connected by pipes to a cesspool. Stylistically, this well-constructed tomb object corresponds to models excavated in Huixian, Henan province.

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

Title: Pigsty and Latrines
Place: China (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 99 BCE–99 CE
Medium: Gray earthenware with stamped decoration
Dimensions: 40.6 × 21.6 × 27.9 cm (16 × 8 1/2 × 11 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Bertha Palmer Thorne
Reference Number: 1971.867
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