Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A bronze urn with flared base, bulbous body, broad neck, domed lid; bands of geometric ornament to the sidewall, shoulder and lid, two ring handles with taotie panels, three pierced bird finials to the lid. Cf. Song, L. Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, p.120. 2.7 kg, 28cm (11"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
Condition Report Fine condition.