Melon-shaped jar, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty, 11th century

Melon-shaped jar, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty, 11th century

• Image Number: K1B016767N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Northern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Small mouth jar, lip, lip margin raised; Short neck, broad shoulder, round belly, ten petals of melon arris carved under the shoulder string pattern; Flat bottom, concave cut into the foot ring, no glaze on the foot and the bottom of the utensil, the color of the body is white and delicate. The character “Si” is written in ink at the bottom of the heart. It has white glaze color, two or three brown spots on the outer wall, and there are traces of missing glaze near the bottom.