A LARGE 'PROTO-PORCELAIN' JAR
WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
The compressed globular body is set with two loose ring handles on the sloping shoulder above two ribbed bands circulating the body. The exterior is covered with a mottled olive-toned glaze.
12 ¾ in. (32 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Acquired in New York prior to 1999. Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence test no. PH299f4 (11 November 1999) is consistent with the dating of this lot.