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PLATE III
Well-jar of buff pottery with green glaze now iridescent
from age and burial. The jar is in the form of a well-head
with an erection to hold a pulley wheel, sheltered by a pent-
house with tiled roof : the ends of the cross-beam are orna-
mented with two well-modelled dragon heads ; on the rim
of the well a bucket is resting.
The tomb furniture of the ancient Chinese included
models of all kinds, not only of domestic objects but of farm
buildings and implements. Some of these, such as the
granary towers and well-heads, lent themselves more readily
than others to ornamental representation.
Han dynasty. H. 19- 5".
In the possession of Mr. A. L. Hetherington.
