Sue ware: jar with stand and lid

Sue ware, jar with stand and lid
Sue ware: jar with stand and lid
Sue ware: jar with stand and lid

Excavated from Shicho Tumulus, Showa Ward, Nagoya City
7th century
Total height 31.4cm (Lid) height 9.9cm, diameter 8.8cm (Jar) height 23.0cm, body diameter 14.3cm
 This short-necked jar has a high pedestal with three openwork steps on four sides and a bird-shaped lid strap, probably representing a waterfowl. The body is perforated on both sides and the top with three small circular holes. The eyes are made of bamboo tubes. This is one of the best examples of a bird-shaped lid.

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