Tang Dynasty The well-rounded ovoid body rising from a flat foot, surmounted by a tall waisted neck and everted lipped rim, flanked by a pair of curved strap handles terminating in dragon heads biting the cup-shaped rim, the shoulder applied with embossed rosettes above finely-incised horizontal bands, a parrot-decorated pottery plaque fixed to the neck and a small rosette to the mouth, the buff earthenware covered with a creamy-white slip beneath a greenish-white glaze stopping irregularly around the body. 48.2cm (19in) high.