A Chinese Shipwreck Jar, Five Dynasties Period, circa 900 AD Measurements: 7

Measurements: 7

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Condition: In great cosmetic and functional order

A Chinese Shipwreck Jar, Five Dynasties Period, circa 900 AD Measurements: 7A Chinese shipwreck pottery jar, of ovoid form with a wide, open mouth and four applied loop handles, raised on a flat foot. The upper body is partially covered in a brown glaze, leaving the lower portion unglazed. Heavily encrusted with barnacles, shell, and coral from over a millennium submerged beneath the ocean, the surface accretions adding to its character as an ancient maritime relic. The base bears a Chinese character mark in relief; though