Description:

Small jars like this have been found buried beneath Buddhist temple buildings. One very similar to this was found in Yao County, Shaanxi province at the base of a pagoda dating to 604 A.D. It was reported to still contain ‘a pale red sticky fluid’.

Glass
Height without lid: 4.4 cm, height without lid: 5.6 cm, diameter: 4.0 cm, neck diameter: 2.2 cm

Chinese Description:

盖罐 中国，隋朝(598-617)或唐朝(618-906) 这类细小盖罐被发现埋于佛教建筑下。如陕西耀县曾发掘出一只埋于舍利塔下的盖罐，该塔约建成于公元六零四年，据称盖罐出土时尚遗留「淡红色黏液」。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: Sui (598-617) or Tang (618-906) dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4601