LOT 1602 Chinese Hu Wine Vessel for the Afterlife
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Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic vessel with piriform body, waisted neck and lipped rim; shallow domes to top of rim, raised concentric circumferential bands to the shoulder and body, two zoomorphic 'mock' handles comprising animal-head plaques holding round-section hoops; covered in a green glaze. 3.8 kg, 34.5cm (13 1/2"). From the collection of an American lady living in London; acquired before 2000. Hu jars were used for storage of wine and foodstuffs for the afterlife.
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