The globular
one of the oldest known Neolithic settlements in South Asia
iconography painted on pottery vessels were as important means of communicating shared ideas
with its poignant portrayal of an elder burdened by her pot
The reverse is intricately decorated with raised palm branch and cross motifs
Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Figure of Shou Lao military The globularMing Dynasty, c. 13681644 AD, Hebei Province, China A finely potted small scale Cizhou style stoneware figure depicting Shou Lao, the revered Chinese deity and personification of longevity, wisdom, and good fortune. The figure stands frontally, clad in simply rendered, sparsely decorated robes, and holds a sceptre and a pearltraditional attributes symbolising authority, spiritual power, and immortality. Shou Lao is characteristically portrayed with an