Green-glazed Pottery Well-head

Description:

Green-glazed Pottery Well-head, China, Han dynasty, with three pottery birds perched on the roof and pulley, a band of incised geometric patterns adorning the exterior of the well, the interior and exterior glazed in green, ht. 10 in.

Note: No technical examination done.
Estimate $800-1,000

head and tail of one bird missing, repairs to pulley at joins to well on both sides and below one bird.


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