Han Dynasty Painted Pottery, Official

A country that existed more than 2000 years ago during the Han dynasty in China. What is called green glaze pottery has been made here. It is a pottery baked at a low temperature of about 800 degrees. When the lead glaze is baked at 800 degrees, it turns green. This was not used as tableware for daily life, but as a burial item. Such pottery was made only for those in power and high status. Why was it made? It was buried with a lot of pottery...

Tombs of the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) were typically furnished with model figures and other objects believed to be necessary for a safe journey to the afterlife. Historical records indicate that when important military officials died, the imperial Han court would give them elaborate funerals, including a full military cortege. It is likely that this figure of a horse and rider was originally part of a model funerary retinue comprised of soldiers and cavalrymen that would have been placed in such a tomb. Beautifully proportioned Han dynasty polychrome painted terracotta horse and rider. The warrior is decorated with a painted orange and black tunic. A quiver is visible attached to his back. He would have originally held a wooden bow in between his hands that has rotted away over the centuries. He is riding a beautifully sculpted white horse. TL tested...

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An elegant statue of standing guardian, benevolent facial expression, fine details, Han dynasty 206BC-220AD. Come with Oxford TL test certificate.

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