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A PAIR OF LARGE GREEN-GLAZED RED POTTERY FLASKS AND COVERS
CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)
Each modeled after a leather prototype, the pouch-shaped body outlined by pronounced seams, molded and carved on the two broad sides with a foliate ornament surmounting a carved double line, the upper part with a central notch flanked by two suspension holes and widening at one end to form a cylindrical spout with circular stepped cover, partially covered with a thin green glaze
11 ¼ in. (30.8 cm.) high, box
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