A Chinese Green Glazed Hill Jar with Cover, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 9 CE Gaming Pieces and the name “Pataikos” that

and the name “Pataikos” that he coined literally means “little Ptah

Trails of contrasting colors were wound onto the small piece and marvered smooth

André Emmerich (1924 – 2007) was a German-born American gallerist who specialized in the color field school and pre-Columbian art while also taking on artists such as David Hockney and John D

a loop made of high-karat gold was added to the top

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 and the name “Pataikos” thatThis 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