Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar
This large and impressive pottery jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). The surface has been decorated with repeated impressions. The upper body was originally coated in an ash glaze, traces of which remain, but such early glazes often did not adhere well to the surface and nearly all of the glaze has since flaked away. The l... Click for details