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Pigsty with Tower

A work made of earthenware with green lead glaze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of earthenware with green lead glaze.

Date:

Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Pigsty with Tower

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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25 CE–220 CE

Medium

Earthenware with green lead glaze

Dimensions

26.3 × 25 × 28.5 cm (10 3/8 × 9 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Walter H. Smith

Reference Number

1958.555

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