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◇ Collection Name:Pottery kettle with lid
◇ Historical date:Western Han Dynasty
◇ Collection Size:height 37, abdominal diameter 48.3cm
◇ Collection Source:unearthed from the tomb of King Chu of Beidongshan in 1986
The pottery kettle is a cooking utensil, which is made of muddy grey pottery. The protruding part of the pottery kettle is light. The pot has a yellowish brown surface and was burnt in a high temperature. The kettle has a round mouth, round bottom and a round lid. The lid is slightly wide and its top is decorated with three groups of concentric circle string patterns.