A Chinese Green Glazed Hill Jar with Cover, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 9 CE Gaming Pieces A finely cast Roman bronze

A finely cast Roman bronze applique in the form of a head of Dionysos

The bold and assured carving of this hacha

titled Lander River

and household well-being

SIZE 2:   4"  x  1_3/8"  x  4" (10 cm x 3

A Chinese Green Glazed Hill Jar with Cover, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 9 CE Gaming Pieces A finely cast Roman bronzeThis fine green glazed ceramic hill jar is a Han dynasty funerary vessel, created to symbolically safeguard the deceased's journey into the afterlife. These jars were primarily used to hold fragrant substances for burning rather than for storing everyday items, and are often found in tombs. Serving as ceramic incense burners, they symbolized a journey to the Daoist paradise and were typically filled with aromatic materials such as foreign incense and