Han Funeral Object - Western Han (206 BC - 25 AD)

The faces in Han pottery art are particularly good. It is impossible to know if the variation in features is due to the interpretation of the artist or whether the artist was producing a likeness of a loved one or the deceased herself.







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Last update: May 2007
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