Model of a Yongzheng Bell, 4th century BCE, 14-3/4 x 6-1/2 x 6-1/8 in. ( x x cm), Stoneware with appliqued and incised decor under a yellow-green glaze, China, 4th century BCE, Among the more unusual ceramics recovered from the Warring States (480 to 221 BCE) tombs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are ash-glazed stonewares made in imitation of ritual bronze vessels. Several excavations have yielded a variety of carefully crafted replicas of specific vessel and bell types that were used in prestigious burials as substitutes for far more expensive ceremonial bronzes.

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