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Ovoid Bottle with “Partridge-Feather” Mottles

Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 11th/early 12th century
Cizhou ware; stoneware with overglaze slip decoration
28.6 × 19.8 cm (11.3 × 7.8 in)

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