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Grain silo
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Grain silo

anonymous · c. -0206 - c. 220 · lead glaze; terracotta (clay material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Shortly before the Han period (206 BC-AD 220), the idea developed that the hereafter was a reflection of life on earth. People therefore needed the same things in the period immediately after their death as they had used in life. So miniature worlds were created for tombs, with objects relevant to the deceased, such as this grain jar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
pot
Credit lineGraansilo. c. -0206 - c. 220. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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