Description

Round foot; swelling body constricting slightly under thickened everted rim. 2 vertical handles attached to neck & lower body surmounted by Muntjac deer heads & have small flanges projecting from underside. Decoration is arranged in 2 bands; 1 round neck of alternating raised discs w/whorl designs 7 squared abstracted dragons in low relief & 2 raised animal heads with "mickey mouse" type ears in centre of either side. Round foot is band containing 4 taotie dissolved into "triple animal band" made up of quills, spirals & parallel lines. Each taotie split by low vertical flange.