A BLACK POTTERY AMPHORA WITH APPLIED BRONZE BOSSES, HAN DYNASTY China, 202 BC to 220 AD. With waisted, incised neck and everted, pinched mouth emanating two bold wide strap handles joining the ovoid, tapering body centered by spiral designs; applied overall with conical metal bosses. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, exhibition from 1 April to 29 May 2004. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria. Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, small nicks here and there, the bosses with malachite-green and copper-red encrustations, drilled holes from sample-taking, some losses and minor repairs, all exactly as expected from an authentic piece with this age. Scientific analysis report: A thermoluminescence report issued by Oxford Authentication on 9 September 2003, based on sample no. C103r67, sets the firing date of both samples taken at 1500 – 2400 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, accompanies this lot. Weight: 4,573 g Dimensions: Height 33 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a near-identical amphora at Bonhams San Francisco in The Ed Hardy San Francisco Collection on 5 May 2009, lot 1321, sold for USD 3,050. 漢代黑陶嵌銅泡釘雙耳壺 中國, 公元前202 BC至公元220年。縮頸，壺口外撇，鼓腹，寬大的雙耳從壺口延伸到腹部。壺上鑲嵌泡釘。 來源：奧地利私人收藏。維也納 Zacke藝廊, 2004年4月1日至5月29日展覽。 Mons Fischer博士購於上述藝廊。Mons Fischer博士是一位經驗豐富的現代和當代藝術私人收藏家，從1980年代開始收藏中國藝術品，最終成爲奧地利中國藝術品重要收藏之一。 圖片：Dr. Mons Fischer 和他的妻子 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和鑄造缺陷，到處都有小缺口，銅綠與結殼。因爲檢測進行樣品採集而鑽孔，一些缺損和小修，與其年代相符。 科學檢測報告：隨附牛津熱釋光檢測報告副本，根據樣本C103r67，2003年9月9日測試結果，該拍品應爲1500-2400年前所制。 重量：4,573 克 尺寸：高33 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的雙耳壺見舊金山邦瀚斯 The Ed Hardy San Francisco Collection 拍場2009年5月5日 lot 1321, 售價USD 3,050.