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Lot 205
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A Sancai-Glazed Pottery Jar Tang Dynasty

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • pottery
the globular body rising from a flat base to a broad circular mouth, set at the shoulder with a pair of ring handles and covered overall with splashed ochre, green and cream glazes falling short of the base to reveal the pale buff body

Provenance

John Sparks, London, 28th June 1962.

Condition

The jar is in very good condition with the exception of a 1 x 1.5cm., glaze flake to the lower body and glaze nibbles to the tops of the handles.
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