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Antiquities of the world: China

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Painted pottery jar with two handles. China. Neolithic, 3000-2300 B.C. H. 32.0 cm.


Jade ge halberd with turquoise-inlaid bronze socket. Anyang, Henan, China. Yin dynasty, 13th-11th centuries B.C. L. 36.0 cm.


Bronze zun wine vessel with taotie pattern. China. Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th centuries B.C. H. 39.0 cm.


Bronze lei wine vessel with dragon pattern. China. Spring and Autumn period, 7th-5th centuries B.C. H. 52.6 cm.


Lacquer ware yi ewer. Changsha, Hunan, China. Warring States period, 4th-3rd centuries B.C. L. 31.5 cm.


Jade bi disk with grain pattern. China. Warring States period-Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. D. 27.6 cm.


Gilt bronze mirror with TLV pattern. China. Han dynasty, 1st century A.D. D. 21.4 cm.


Green and brown glazed pottery zun wine vessel. China. Han dynasty, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. H. 16.0 cm.


Tomb brick with monster mask and two bi disks pattern. China. Han dynasty, 3rd-1st centuries B.C. L. 123.4 cm.


Man on camelback, painted gray pottery. China. Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century A.D. H. 22.4 cm.


Scenes of daily life, in stone relief. China. Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century A.D. L. 111.0 cm.


Dappled horse, three-color glazed pottery. China. Tang dynasty, 7th-8th centuries A.D. H. 62.0 cm.


Lady with bird, painted white pottery. China. Tang dynasty, 7th-8th centuries A.D. H. 40.5 cm.


Glass vase with ten handles. Luoyang, Henan, China. Tang dynasty, 7th century A.D. H. 14.0 cm.


Bronze mirror overlaid with gilt silver plate, with bird and floral scroll pattern. China. Tang dynasty, 8th century A.D. D. 21.3 cm.


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