Amphora with two handles in the form of dragons

The amphora has a globular body with a flat foot. The neck is tall and thin, with three grooves in the center. The rim is shaped like a cup with a thick lip. From the mouth two symmetrical dragon-shaped handles branch off towards the shoulder, biting the rim of the cup. Their body is shaped by a clay rod divided into two, so as to form two juxtaposed rods. The details of the long ears, the curl horns and the lanceolate crest are applied to the head of the animals. Going down towards the loop, there are three raised buttons on the back. Where the shoulder of the amphora is connected to the belly there are three slightly incised lines, another furrow turns around the vase in the middle of the belly. Glazing runs along the walls to the center of the belly, where it leaves showy irregular smudges. The dominant colors are white, green and amber, with shades ranging from yellow to brown. This amphora is very similar to a jug (?) Found in a tomb of the last quarter of the VII century at Xiaoxicun, prov. Henan, as well as another jug ​​from the end of the same century discovered in a tomb on the eastern outskirts of Xi'an.