A pair of large Chinese painted terracotta wine jars and cov...

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139 - A pair of large Chinese painted terracotta wine jars and covers, fanghu, Han dynasty, the grey potte...

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A pair of large Chinese painted terracotta wine jars and covers, fanghu, Han dynasty, the grey pottery vessels with traces of red, white and violet pigment decoration, 56cm high, one replacement cover and small losses

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Both heavily encrusted with dirt with some remnants of polychrome decoration to the exterior. Evidence of some old cracks near the neck and the bases, possibly restored but difficult to say where it might be as the vase sells encrusted with mud. One cover is an original with some chip losses so corner and edges and one cover is a replacement which has a repair to one corner, reasonable condition.

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Auction Date:

27th Sep 22 at 9:30am BST