Black-glazed Earthenware Jar

Description:

Black-glazed Earthenware Jar, China, early Han dynasty style, double-handed amphora-form with a shaped mouth, decorated with two carved swirls to front and back, a carved three-ring design on each handle, a combed band around the neck, ht. 6 7/8, wd. to 8 in.

Note: A similar example is in the collection of Milwaukee Art Museum. See "double-handed amphora."
Estimate $700-900

overall in good condition with traces of repairs to a side of the rim.


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