A LARGE CHINESE BURNISHED GRAY POTTERY AMPHORA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) A LARGE CHINESE BURNISHED GRAY POTTERY AMPHORA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) A LARGE CHINESE BURNISHED GRAY POTTERY AMPHORA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) A LARGE CHINESE BURNISHED GRAY POTTERY AMPHORA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) A LARGE CHINESE BURNISHED GRAY POTTERY AMPHORA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD)

A LARGE CHINESE BURNISHED GRAY POTTERY AMPHORA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD)

Reference: ART1008326

The squared globular body molded on either side with two bold spirals extending into broad flattened handles joining the shoulders to the flared lozenge-shaped rim, applied with conical metal bosses, the neck etched with four rows of vertical hatching and retaining traces of orange pigment.
Height: 40.6 cm.

Acquired from Marc Michot, Bruges, Belgium

CATALOGUE NOTE
Amphoras of this unusual shape were produced both in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) and the Han Dynasty in western Sichuan province.