Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C205d21 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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A Chinese painted grey-pottery turtle oil burner, Western Han dynasty
in the form of a turtle, its head extended forward and mouth wide open, the shell with incised roundels, supporting a stem surmounted by a flared dish with a raised central point, with black, red, white and grey-green pigments -- 8 11/16in. (22.1cm.) long, perspex stand
in the form of a turtle, its head extended forward and mouth wide open, the shell with incised roundels, supporting a stem surmounted by a flared dish with a raised central point, with black, red, white and grey-green pigments -- 8 11/16in. (22.1cm.) long, perspex stand
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