Four terracotta erbei drinking cups-耳杯, China, Han period (2 - Lot 78

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Four terracotta erbei drinking cups-耳杯, China, Han period (2 - Lot 78
Four terracotta erbei drinking cups-耳杯, China, Han period (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). These cups, known as ear cups, originally covered with a green lead glaze, have developed a beautiful iridescence over many years of burial. Length : from 10,1 to 13,5 cm Some chips. This form, used for drinking wine, was made in a variety of different materials during the Eastern Han Dynasty: bronze, jade, glass, lacquer and, of course, ceramic. 汉-绿釉陶耳杯 Parisian private collection - lots from 78 to 127, 219 and 220
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