This squat globular jar has a short neck, small mouth and two lug handles on the shoulder. It is simply decorated with two pairs of incised lines encircling the body, and is covered in a light chocolate-brown glaze.This object is 'mingqi' or burial ware that would have been part of a larger group of funerary items interred in the grave of a member of the ruling elite.The custom was an ancient one. It is thought these wares were necessary for the deceased in the next world. Elaborate groups of burial wares were also a display of wealth and social status.
