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Li Tripod Jar

Artist Unknown

CultureChinese | Neolithic | Zhou Dynasty

Datelate 11th-early 10th Century BC

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.123

Collections

Asian Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 106

DescriptionBlack pottery Li tripod jar. Vessel has three bulbous pointed projections serving as legs which are hollow and open into the vessel. Mouth everted with 7/8" lip. Exterior has rope pattern beaten into clay up to within 3/4" of the mouth.

Published ReferencesSimilar piece illustrated in Lee, _Far Eastern Art_, Abrams, N.Y., figure 9, p. 24.