Casting Model for a Goosefoot Lamp (Yanzudeng)

3rd century BC

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Geese are, for the Chinese, a symbol of loyalty and discipline, and lamps in the shape of a goose foot were one of the most popular lamp forms of the Qin–Han era. Bird- or beast-footed vessels were prevalent in the ancient Mediterranean world, suggesting the possible influence of that far-off region.

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战国晚期雁足灯陶模
Title: Casting Model for a Goosefoot Lamp (Yanzudeng)
Period: Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
Date: 3rd century BC
Culture: China
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); L. 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Lent by Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
Curatorial Department: Asian Art