Description
Han-dynasty grave goods documented even the most mundane aspects of rural life. As illustrated here, latrines—or toilets—were customarily built above a pigsty and connected by pipes to a cesspool. The ar-chitectural style of this well-constructed object resembles models excavated from tombs in Huixian, a city in northern China.
Model of a Pigsty and Latrines
Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), 100 BCE–100 CE
Accession Number
37716
Medium
Gray earthenware with stamped decoration
Dimensions
40.6 × 21.6 × 27.9 cm (16 × 8 1/2 × 11 in.)
Classification
earthenware
Credit Line
Gift of Bertha Palmer Thorne