This grey pottery dragon has traces of white slip (liquid clay). The stylised body with wings and short legs makes this an unusual form.It is 'mingqi' or burial ware that would have been part of a larger group of funerary items interred in the grave of a member of the ruling elite.The custom was an ancient one. It is thought these wares were necessary for the deceased in the next world. Elaborate groups of burial wares were also a display of wealth and social status.
