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Sancai pottery jar with floral and geometric
Sancai pottery jar with floral and geometric
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29
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Sancai pottery jar with floral and geometric patternsTang dynasty, 1st half 8th century
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Sancai pottery jar with floral and geometric
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BATEA : 29
Simple name
jar
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ceramic; pottery; sancai; Tang; floral; earthenware; China; geometric; jar; 8th century
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An earthenware jar with wide mouth, globular body and a pair of loop handles in the shape of double gourds; the upper part of the exterior is decorated with stylised wax-resist floral and geometric patterns in brown, blue and green lead glazes on a white ground over a white slip. The interior is covered with a buff glaze.
Description material
pottery
Description condition
Glaze degradation in well.Two frits on lip, 0.6 cm & 0.2 cm.Three areas of glaze flakes on two handles, 0.6 cm, 0.8 cm, 0.3 cm.Minor degradation to glaze, mainly on blue and green.
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buff
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brown, blue and green lead glaze over white slip"
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7cm
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17cm
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Case 2-3
Production date
8th century AD
Production period
Tang
Production place
China
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Compare the piece from Eddie Chow collection sale, lot 228 that fetched 52,000 pounds + 10%
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