Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate bactria and also produced early pottery

and also produced early pottery tempered with sand

Luci Attala & Louis Steel

Age-related wear with chip in the rim and foot

the Asmat are also remembered for their former practices of warfare and headhunting—ritual activities believed to maintain cosmic balance and honour the ancestors

The figure rests upon a tall

Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate bactria and also produced early potteryMing Dynasty, c. 15501644, China A lovely sancai glazed miniature model of a food offering plate, designed as a funerary object, this plate was intended to accompany the deceased, embodying blessings for a long and prosperous afterlife. The piece features a lustrous sancai glaze, with vivid green tones characteristic of the Ming dynastys burial pottery. The technique, using lead based glazes in hues of green, amber, and cream, was perfected during