A Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Hu Jar with Oxford TL Test. Made from a reddish-brown pottery and decorated with bands of geometric impressions and parallel bands surrounding the mouth, neck and body. On opposing sides at the waist are moulded taotie mask handles. The outer surface and flat base coated in a streaky green glaze that has acquired a silvery iridescence in places. The inner mouth coated in a yellowish-brown glaze. Height 33.5cm (13 inches). With Thermoluminescence Analysis Report from Oxford Authentication. Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 8). Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.