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"Lei" Jar with Flaring Lip, Two Animal-Head-Form Lug Handles and Geometric Decor

"Lei" Jar with Flaring Lip, Two Animal-Head-Form Lug Handles and Geometric Decor

Chinese

Light gray stoneware with applique handles and incised and applique decor, the surface lightly burnished before firing. Anyang type.

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

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