Flattened Jar. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm). Date: ca. late 6th-7th century.The mold-impressed design on either side of these two jars is suggestive of classic Greek ornament. The scrolling grapevine decorative motif has an ultimate Hellenistic prototype; it can be traced from the West through Central Asia to China. This design became part of the Chinese decorative repertoire in several kinds of art in the Six Dynasties (220-589) period. (According to tradition, the domesticated grape itself was introduced into China from the West in the second century B.C.). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Flattened Jar. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm). Date: ca. late 6th-7th century.The mold-impressed design on either side of these two jars is suggestive of classic Greek ornament. The scrolling grapevine decorative motif has an ultimate Hellenistic prototype; it can be traced from the West through Central Asia to China. This design became part of the Chinese decorative repertoire in several kinds of art in the Six Dynasties (220-589) period. (According to tradition, the domesticated grape itself was introduced into China from the West in the second century B.C.). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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