AN INTERESTING CERAMIC AMPHORA FILLED WITH COINS China, Song Dynasty (960 – 1279). Of cylindrical form rising from a flat base and molded with vertical ribs. The interior filled with antique coins, which are firmly merged with the soil inside the vessel and show a fine malachite patina.

Condition: With significant wear, signs of weathering, erosion, and tiny losses, overall good condition consistent with age.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.

Weight: 15 kg
Dimensions: Height 33 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related amphora filled with coins of slightly smaller size sold in these rooms in Asian Art Discoveries - China and Southeast Asia on 15 June 2021, lot 285, sold for EUR 1,770.

Literature comparison: For a similar amphora filled with coins see The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 114, Budapest 2013.