Jar with floral roundels
Chinese
Globular jar supported by a short, straight foot with slightly concave base; shoulders taper inward to a short, straight neck with flat mouth rim; Eight double-loop handles encircle the juncture between the neck and shoulders; sixteen molded floral-medallion appliques encircle the shoulders below the loop handles: eight-petal floral appliques alternate with slightly smaller seven-petal forms surrounded by a circle of beads; crimped “piecrust” ridge divides the body into upper and lower halves; light gray stoneware with green celadon glaze primarily on the upper half; lower portion and base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
Stoneware with celadon glaze
Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420-589) to Sui dynasty (581-618)