Jar (lei) with chevron design Maker: Unknown

16th–11th century B.C.

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Earthenware with incised decoration

Dimensions

4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frances Wayland Williams for the Wayland Wells Williams Collection

Accession Number

1949.287

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (1600–1046 B.C.E.)

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Wayland Wells Williams (1888–1945) Collection, New Haven, Conn.; Mrs. Frances Wayland Williams; gift in 1949 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

jars

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