Han Dynasty, Chinese Pottery Hu Jar w/ Silvery Surface

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All Items: Chinese: Antiquities: Tomb Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: item #818703

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Han Dynasty, Chinese Pottery Hu Jar w/ Silvery Surface

Chinese pottery Hu jar with silvery surface decorated with incised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han period.

The silvery surface is also called "mercury glaze". This silvery precipitation is the result of chemical changes in the lead glaze caused by prolonged burial in the tomb.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, circa 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 46.4 C.M. / Width 32 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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