Covered jar (guan)
3rd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with glass paste and pearl medallion design
Dimensions12 x 14 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession number50.1841
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1944, Charles Bain Hoyt (b. 1889-d. 1949), Boston; 1950, bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 11, 1950)
4th–3rd century B.C.
4th–3rd century B.C.
11th century
mid-18th century
1745–55
1788–89
11th–early 12th century
late 2nd century A.D.
4th century B.C.
4th century B.C.
12th century B.C.