This large and impressive pottery jar or hu was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is quite "heavily-potted" made from a fine-grained grey pottery and quite highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped. In places the smooth surface has a silvery sheen to it. It is decorated with raised bands that surround the body at the waist and shoulder.

Height 37 cm (14.5 inches). A few chips but no restoration or repair; fine example in very good condition. 

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