jar (containers); lid (containers)

Jar and lid with brown bands of incised decoration, and multi-coloured enamel decoration.

Balustre-shaped jar with two bands of incised decoration, outlined in brown, and three bands of fighting scenes in multicoloured enamels over crackle glaze. There is a square seal on the base. Domed lid with a band of incised decoration outlined in brown around the edge, and a scene of two fighters done in multicoloured enamels on crackle glaze. There is a knob in the shape of a lion-dog on top, which is unglazed.

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