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Spindle with a conical finial at one end and incised lines in a diamond pattern below the finial on the thin shaft. The shaft is roughly cylindrical and tapers towards the other end.
Double-outlined heart brooch, decorated on front with engraved circles and crosses. Slightly concave. Crown-like shape above hearts. Has maker's mark.
Large globular shape jar with wide mouth, short neck and four vertical lugs on the shoulder. Each lug is grooved and has a simple dao die mask design. Just under the lugs is a narrow band of tyre track-like motif and three horizontal dragons amid waves. There are two borders of lotus on the shoulder and base. The lip has a set of inked numbers.
Tall conical shape, hallow wooden flute. The body tapers at the top where a head is carved in relief. The head has a slightly pointed top, inlaid cowrie shell eyes, long protruding nose with open nostrils, a wide open mouth and large ears. The face is painted brown with white decorative outlines. The body or flute is incised with repeating bands of curvilinear design. It has a large hole in the centre front with a jagged ridge extending from the hole down to the base. Along the ridges are several brown sennit fibre tufts.
Globular jar with relatively narrow base, neck and mouth. The mouth rim is slightly flared. The remaining two of the four lugs are positioned on the shoulder. The body design consists of three bands of incised floral motif. The lugs are deeply incised with parallel lines giving a rope-like appearance. The lip has a set of inked numbers.
Heavily potted bulbous jar with a wide mouth, thick everted lip and three vertical lugs (one missing). The interior, mouth, area above bottom and underside are unglazed. The shoulder has a band of scrolling wave design. The lugs are positioned equidistant within this band. The main body motif are two pairs of moulded arching three-clawed dragon with sweeping tails each chasing a ball set in high relief. Inked number on lip.
A heavily potted globular jar with wide mouth and six vertical lugs on the shoulder. The lugs are of the dao die mask design. Alternating between the lugs are moulded horizontal dragons and incised flowers. The main body motif are two bands of sinuous and stylized floral design. The interior, base and underside are unglazed. A set of inked numbers on lip.
A tall, round jar with wide mouth, six vertical lugs on the shoulder and relatively narrow base. A fibrous cord is tied around the neck and body. Two three-toed dragon with long narrow bodies stretch across the area just below the lugs. Each lug has a pair of parallel grooves. The upper half of the jar has a ring of elongated iron spots. There are two faintly incised circles around the neck. The interior, base area and underside are unglazed. The lip has a set of inked numbers
A heavily potted, tall, globular jar with a wide flat base and a lid which is crowned with a moulded seated lion. The jar has eight lugs in the shape of lion heads on its shoulder. Two pairs of blue dragons with sweeping tails and prominent feelers adorn the body. The dragons face each other and each pair is separated by a crane. Just under these dragons are two other pairs of grey dragons with a flaming pearl in between them. The base design is a commingling of wave, floral and scallop motif. Both the jar neck and lion on the lid is ringed with a version of the ruyi motif. The outer edge of the lip is incised with slanting parallel lines which gives a twisted rope effect.
Plain, fully rounded jar with short neck, wide mouth and narrow base. Six grooved vertical lugs on the shoulder and slight ridge around neck. Set of inked numbers on lip.