444 - A Chinese straw glazed pottery amphoraSiu or Tang dynastythe coil-built handles formed as dragon heads with applied details and jaws pressed against the cupped mouth attached to the waisted neck encircled with raised strapwork, all supported on a body of inverted pear form and flat base, the pale grey-green glaze stopping approximately half way down he body revealing the white clay body 36cm highTang amphorae of this form were inspired by Hellenistic glass vases made in the Roman Empire. The style reached China via the Silk Route, where it was modified by the addition of dragon heads. Compare with a 2nd Century AD Roman glass vessel of this form, based on Greek pottery original, found in Olbia, Sardinia, on display in the Altes Museum, Berlin.隋/唐 白釉雙龍耳瓶

A Chinese straw glazed pottery amphoraSiu or Tang dynastythe coil-built handles formed as dragon heads with applied details and jaws pressed against the cupped mouth attached to the waisted neck encircled with raised strapwork, all supported on a body of inverted pear form and flat base, the pale grey-green glaze stopping approximately half way down he body revealing the white clay body 36cm highTang amphorae of this form were inspired by Hellenistic glass vases made in the Roman Empire. The style reached China via the Silk Route, where it was modified by the addition of dragon heads. Compare with a 2nd Century AD Roman glass vessel of this form, based on Greek pottery original, found in Olbia, Sardinia, on display in the Altes Museum, Berlin.隋/唐 白釉雙龍耳瓶 Condition Report: generally good other than crack through top of one handle and some glaze loss mainly to handles and firing faults to glaze