This fine and "heavily-potted" model of a horse was made during the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 265 - 316). Although often attributed to the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) horses such as this have been found in tombs dated to the Western Jin Dynasty. It is quite highly-fired and, therefore, durable, having a distinct ring to it when ...click for details

This superb and very rare pair of pottery figures was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). Other similar figures have been described as grooms, with the arms reaching out to grasp the reins of the horse being led. A figure similar to that shown on the right below was excavated in 1971 from a tomb in Qian County, Shaanxi Provi ...click for details

This impressive pottery jar of unusually large size was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). Similar examples tend to be coated in a green glaze; those with an amber glaze are particularly rare. It is decorated with various incised bands that surround the body with two moulded taotie mask handles on opposite sides at the ...click for details

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Height 46.5 cm (18.25 inches), width 27 cm ( ...click for details