Null Chinese Eastern Han dynasty green glazed pottery lamp. In the form of a fig…

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Chinese Eastern Han dynasty green glazed pottery lamp. In the form of a figure with their left knee raised and embracing a smaller figure. The glaze has adopted a silvery iridescent sheen due to oxidization. Height: 12 in x width: 5 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.

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Chinese Eastern Han dynasty green glazed pottery lamp. In the form of a figure with their left knee raised and embracing a smaller figure. The glaze has adopted a silvery iridescent sheen due to oxidization. Height: 12 in x width: 5 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.

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