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Sancai Bowl with Impressed Exterior
Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD, China
Diameter: 9.8 cm
A round-bottomed pottery bowl with “sancai” mottled streaks on the interior in amber and green against wax-resist yellowish white. The interior bottom has three spur marks, where it was supported during firing. The exterior has a densely molded pattern of concentric circles and dots surrounding a central floral medallion on the bottom, in the style of Sasanian metalwork decoration.
Good condition, no repair, natural iridescence.
Provenance:
Stephen Kunian, Boston
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