Public-domain vessels
200 public-domain plates · 39th century BCE to 20th century · 259 attributed
200 public-domain vessels in the archive, every one released under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) or equivalent public-domain dedication spanning the 39th century BCE to 20th century. Free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. Of these, 259 carry a named artist or maker.
Artists & makers in this set
- Ancient Egyptian 47
- China 42
- Ancient Roman 39
- Ancient Greek 33
- Artist unknown 16
- Byzantine 13
- Islamic 8
- Korea 8
Subjects covered
Museum sources
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Ritual Vessel
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Bowl-Shaped Vessel with Cover (Gui) and Pierced Collar
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Stemmed Bowl (dou)
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Tripod Vessel with Squared Handles, Wheel Patterns at Neck
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Lobed Jar
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Oil Bottle with Floral Motifs
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Covered Jar with Floral Motif
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Compressed Spherical Bowl ("Alms Bowl")
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Double Melon-Shaped Box
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Oil bottle with Scrollwork
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Preserve Jar
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Vessel Fragment with Fleur-de-lis Emblems
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Bowl Fragment with Rosette Emblem
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Vessel Fragment
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Vessel Fragment with Bird Decoration
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Vessel Fragment with Polo Stick Emblem
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Bowl Fragment with Arabic Inscription
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Beaker
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Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya and Vessel Overflowing with Foliage (Purnagata)
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Tripod Food Container (Li)
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Beaker
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Rectangular Tureen (fu)
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Tripod Caldron (Ding)
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Goblet (jue)
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Beaker
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Wine Jar (Hu)
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Wine Vessel (hu or zhong)
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Jug
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Bean pot
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Jar
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Jar
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Jug
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Ewer
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Decanter
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Log Cabin Marmalade Covered jar
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Covered Jar
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Jug
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Jug
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Toby Jug
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Covered jar
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Covered bowl
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Jug
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Basin
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Jug
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Saleratus Jar
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Jug
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Jug
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Bottle
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Jug
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Churn
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Bottle
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Jar
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Snuff Jar
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Cider jug
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Flask
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Jug
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Bottle
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Jug
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Jug
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Jug
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Vase
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Flask
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Vase
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Vase in the Shape of a Pomegranate
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Vessel
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Decorated Ware Jar
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Black-topped Red Ware Jar
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Vessel
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Oil Jar with Lid
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Jar
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Vessel with Lug Handles
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Vessel
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White Cross-lined Ware Vase
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Vessel
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Vessel with Lug Handles
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Situla
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Black-topped Red Ware Beaker
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Dish
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Black-topped Red Ware Jar
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Vessel
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Miniature New Year's Flask
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Vase Depicting Warriors in Battle and Capturing Prisoners
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Blackware Vessel with a Relief Depicting a Figure Fighting a Crab
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Gourd with Rattle Incised with Costumed Ritual Perfomer
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Aryballos (Container for Oil)
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Hydria (Water Jar)
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Amphora (Storage Jar)
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Oinochoe (Pitcher)
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Volute Krater (Mixing Bowl)
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Knob-Handled Patera (Dish)
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Double-Handled Flask
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Doubled-Handled Flask
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Flask
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Double-Handled Jar
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Jug
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Double-Handled Bottle
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Jug
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Flat Flask
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Jar
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Jug
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Jug
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Flask
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Flask
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Flask
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Jar
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Sprinkler or Dropper Bottle
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Jar
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Jar
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Jar
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Jug
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Jar
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Jug
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Jar
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Jar
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Jar
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Jar
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Jar
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Wide-Bottomed Flask
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Flask: Ungentarium
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Jar
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Jug
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Double-Handled Flask
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Jug
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Jar
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Double Jug
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Jar
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Jar
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Jug
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Jar
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Jar
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Jar
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Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
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Stamnos (Mixing Jar)
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Parrot Olla
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Saucepot
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Lobed Cosmetic Box with Flowering Stems
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Tripod Incense Burner (Censer) with Peony-Leaf Scrolls, Netlike Petals, and Masklike Legs
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Tripod Incense Burner (Censer) with Monster-Head Feet and Loop Handles
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Stemcup with Pearl-Edged Lobes and Central Floret
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Globular Jar with Overlapping Leaves
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Large Censer
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Deep Pot
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Jar (hu or zhong)
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Covered Jar (Hu) 东周时期鎏金错银壶
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Covered Cosmetic Boxes
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Covered Cosmetic Boxes
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Covered Jar
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Flask
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Jug
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Butchers' Guild Vessel in the Form of a Bull
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Vessel
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Lekythos (Oil Jar)
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Vessel Fragment with Bird and Hare Decoration
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Dish Fragment with Hare Decoration
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Alabastron with Inscription
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Vessel with Lug Handles
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Vessel with Lug Handles
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Jar
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Vessel
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Vessel
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Jar
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Jar with Handles
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Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)
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Hydria (Water Jar)
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Amphora (Storage Jar)
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Face Jug
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Fragment of a Drum Chamber
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Pedestal Bowl Depicting an Anthropomorphic Saurian Figure
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Polychrome Jar
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Jar
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Cylindrical Tripod Censer (Incense Burner) with Cloud-Scroll Feet
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Oil Bottle with Peony Motif
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Kuttrolf (Bottle with Divided Neck)
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Jar with Basket Handle
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Jar
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Jar
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Sprinkler or Dropper Bottle
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Jug
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Dish
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Vessel with Black-and-White Motifs
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Jar with Horned Serpents and Interlocking, Hatched-and-Black Stepped Designs
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Bell Krater (Mixing Bowl)
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Jar
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Bottle with Underwater Serpents
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Wine Container
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Goblet (jia)
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Grain Vessel (Gui)
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Food container
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- Ritual Vessel A catalogued work
- Bowl-Shaped Vessel with Cover (Gui) and Pierced Collar A catalogued work
- Stemmed Bowl (dou) A catalogued work
- Tripod Vessel with Squared Handles, Wheel Patterns at Neck A catalogued work
- Lobed Jar A catalogued work
- Oil Bottle with Floral Motifs A catalogued work
- Covered Jar with Floral Motif A catalogued work
- Compressed Spherical Bowl ("Alms Bowl") A catalogued work
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