Sancai Box and Cover, Late Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)

10.00cm diameter ( 3.94 inches in diameter)



The rare incised and moulded box decorated with flower heads.
An amusing detail: the lid fits perfectly by lining it up along the incised grooves.

ref.no.4448

Literature:
National Treasure Collection of Rare Cultural Relics of Shaanxi Province,1998 P.53 for a near identical box, excavated from a Tang tomb at Hansenzai in Xian City, 1956