Elliptical cup (erbei)
Chinese
Shallow cup of oblong, elliptical form with crescent-shaped handles positioned bilaterally on the long sides; known as an erbei (“ear cup”), due to the handles’ resemblance to human ears; gray earthenware with remains of cold-painted red pigment o the interior.
Earthenware with cold painted pigment
Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE