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PLATE XVI

Fig. i. Cup in the shape of an elephant's head, the trunk turned
back to form the handle. The elephant motive disappears in

the pure cup form of the sides and lip on which formal foliage
is moulded in low relief. Hard porcellanous ware with glaze
mottled with green and yellow. This piece, like Fig. i of
Plate XXIII, is similar in conception to the Greek rhyton.

T'ang dynasty. H. 2-5".
In the possession of Mr. George Eumorfopoulos.

Fig. 2. Figure of a boar reclining on an oblong base. White
porcellanous ware with olive brown glaze. The ware appears
to be of an early type, the glaze being similar to that of the

so-called proto-porcelain. The modelling is admirable and

the animal is full of life in repose.
T'ang dynasty or earlier. L. 6".

In the possession of Mr, George Eumorfopoulos.