Funerary Model in Mill Form
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese | Eastern Han dynasty
Date1-300
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (7 x 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.102
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 106
DescriptionGrinder has two parts. Bottom is saucer-like with circular projection 4.75" in diameter at center. Hole, 3/4" in diameter, perforates saucer beside projection. Projection slightly flares then forms a shallow cone on its top surface. Incised circles and striations mark surface. Top fits over cone such as a lid; it would be rotated in grinding action. Lid top in shape of truncated cone with depression at top divided by ridge to form a handle with indented areas for fingers. Short projection from one edge of lid. Surface covered with molded hatch marks in four registers.
Label TextFunerary Model in Mill Form
Chinese, Han Dynasty, 1–300 C.E.
Earthenware
Gift of Dr. James C. Perry, in memory of Nancy Nash Perry 36.8.102a–b