Han Dynasty Lead Green Glazed Pottery Jar seljukturks The vessel’s surface was burnished

The vessel’s surface was burnished before firing

Tarini Carr

Finely made and expertly shaped

steeped in history and charged with the atmosphere of ancient combat

Han Dynasty Lead Green Glazed Pottery Jar seljukturks The vessel’s surface was burnishedEastern Han Dynasty, c. 206 BC 220 AD, China A magnificent lead greenglazed pottery jar from the Eastern Han Dynasty, elegantly formed with a rounded globular body, gently sloping shoulders, a short neck, and a neatly everted rim. The surface is covered overall with a lustrous, iridescent moss green glaze, accentuated by a series of finely incised concentric rings encircling the body. This type of funerary vessel evolved from the lead glazed pottery