Green-glazed vase

Green-glazed vase from the Liao dynasty, 907 to 1125 A.D. Archaeologists found this elegant piece in 1952. The top of the vase is a petal-shaped cup affixed to a phoenix head. Two sets of peony and flower-and-leaf designs are incised on the belly.

GENGHIS KHAN: TREASURES OF INNER MONGOLIA was organized and circulated by the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.

Credits: Photographer: Marc Carter. Source: Collection of the Inner Mongolia Museum, Huhehaote

Caption source: Adam T. Kessler (1994) Empires Beyond the Great Wall: The Heritage of Genghis Khan. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Adapted from pp. 102-103.

Image source: Photo CD 6315 3021 1433, Image # 009