EFE 08 A green-glazed red pottery tripod with lid

漢 綠釉紅陶動物紋鼎

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)

The plain body has a thick flange around the midpoint and rests on three tubular feet. The domed cover has a flat top decorated with a motif of criss-cross lines, the sides are moulded in relief with two taotie masks and animals, birds and fish including egrets and turtle amongst water plants. The whole is covered with an attractive iridescent green glaze.

Height with cover 18 cm

A similar jar was included in the Exhibition 'Spirit of Han, Ceramics for the Afterlife', The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore 1991, No 118

EFE 08 漢 綠釉紅陶動物紋鼎
時代：漢朝，西元前206年至西元220年。
特徵：器形圓厚，三足。圓蓋上飾有縱橫交錯的線條圖案，兩側浮雕圖案包括兩個饕餮紋和白鷺、烏龜等動物紋。器身周覆綠釉。
尺寸：高18公分(含鼎蓋)。