Amphora, late 7th-8th century, 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( x cm), Sancai ware Stoneware with three-color glaze, China, 7th-8th century, The showy magnificence of light-bodied wares covered with splashed san cai glazes became hallmarks of the early Tang dynasty. This amphora exhibits a Hellenistic shape which relates it to the extensive trade contacts that China enjoyed with Central Asia and the Middle East during the seventh and eighth centuries

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