Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar earpick Fabulous traditional agricultural and woodworking

Fabulous traditional agricultural and woodworking tool (yara)

facing incursions by Germanic tribes from the north and Roman forces from the south

and a tall feathered headdress

Gauzes and canvases were often created for religious and magical functions

symbolizing offerings of sustenance and blessings for the afterlife

Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar earpick Fabulous traditional agricultural and woodworkingYuan Dynasty, c. 9601368 AD, Yunnan Province, China A rare and finely moulded Buddhist reliquary jar, complete with its original lid, dating to the Yuan Dynasty and excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan Province. The vessel features a piriform body rising from a short ring foot, made from a fairly high fired pale grey pottery, with traces of white pigment still visible on both jar and cover. Such jars were originally filled with ritual