Glazed ceramic lidded vessel, Tang Dynasty

Pottery modelled in the form of a vessel, with a flat circular base and an oval body tapering towards a short neck, ending in a rounded mouth crowned by a concave lid. It is decorated with an elegant glaze of a light, subtly greenish hue, covered with a fine network of crazing produced by firing. Gongyi Kiln, Tang dynasty (618 - 906) or later. 

Height: 22.5 cm, Diameter: 15.3 cm