CHINESE POLYCHROME GREY POTTERY VESSEL AND COVER,Western Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-8 A.D. Painted to depict hunting scene with applied taotie mask and ring-form handles. For a similar vessel see He Li "Chinese Ceramics," ill. p. 70, pl. 53
The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a thermoluminescence test, Daybreak Archaeometric Laboratory Services, no. 363A629 - 17 1/2 in. high. Estimate $800-1,000
