Lot 19
Lot 19
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THREE POTTERY OBJECTS

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

Price Realised USD 1,625
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THREE POTTERY OBJECTS

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

Price Realised USD 1,625
Price Realised USD 1,625
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The first, a grey pottery well head is molded on four sides with dragons, tigers and other mythical beasts and figures; the second, a reticulated pottery cover is molded with two tiers and is surmounted by a rotating bird finial; the third, a flat molded cover is decorated with a central faux loop handle encircled by stylized bands.
9 in. (22.9 cm.) across; 6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high; 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.


Provenance
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 1987.
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