Jar, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), late 6th century, China, Earthenware with relief decoration under an olive green glaze, H. 1

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Jar, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), late 6th century, China, Earthenware with relief decoration under an olive green glaze, H. 13 7/8 in. ( cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. ( cm); Diam. of rim 5 3/8 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot 6 in. ( cm), Ceramics, Four pearl roundels, each containing the same image of a frontal man's head with a Central Asian face, dominate this jar. Frontal heads surrounded by pearl beading occur in several kinds of early Central Asian art; for example, they appear frequently on unglazed Khotanese earthenwares

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