Lot 95 , A Chinese incised and burnished pottery cocoon jar, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 8)

A Chinese incised and burnished pottery cocoon jar, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 8), the burnished surface decorated with ten bands of triple-incised lines that surround the body vertically as well as raised horizontal bands around its neck and base, 24.5cm high, length of body 26.5cm

cf. similar examples are shown in the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society book "Spirit of Han".
£300-400

Condition:
There is some surface wear and various "nibbles" to the vulnerable edges of the mouth and foot. The only repair is a chip at the rim edge that has been filled.

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