Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A bronze lidded jar or lei with slightly flared base, squat body, waisted neck, discoid lid with four ring, staples to the shoulders to accept two lifting rings with links; bands of reserved lion figures, spiral disc, facing masks; inscription to the shoulder and lid. See Song, L. Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, p.46 for type. 2.4 kg, 20cm (8"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s.