Amphora with dragon-shaped handles 7th century China The long and complicated history of the shape illustrates the wide-ranging influences found in Chinese art in the seventh and eighth centuries, when China was the center of a trading network that stretched from the Mediterranean to Korea and Japan. The ovoid shape suggests the “amphora” of Greece and Rome, while the animal-shaped handles allude to Persian and Central Asian metalwork. The ubiquitous dragon is a Chinese addition to this type of storage Amphora with dragon-shaped handles. China. 7th century. Stoneware with raised decor
Amphora with dragon-shaped handles 7th century China The long and complicated history of the shape illustrates the wide-ranging influences found in Chinese art in the seventh and eighth centuries, when China was the center of a trading network that stretched from the Mediterranean to Korea and Japan. The ovoid shape suggests the “amphora” of Greece and Rome, while the animal-shaped handles allude to Persian and Central Asian metalwork. The ubiquitous dragon is a Chinese addition to this type of storage Amphora with dragon-shaped handles. China. 7th century. Stoneware with raised decoration and pale buff glaze. Tang dynasty (618–907). Ceramics
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