Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate sukumapeople this partial skull fragment and

this partial skull fragment and juvenile aurochs (Bos primigenius) horn comes from the rich peat bogs of Denmark

The container itself is of older origin

and the iconic hand-knotted tree-bark fibre bags known as noken or bilum

dating to the Angkor Vat or Bayon period of the Khmer Empire (c

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Ming Dynasty Pottery Miniature Food Offering Plate sukumapeople this partial skull fragment andMing Dynasty, c. 15501644, China A superb sancai glazed miniature model of a food offering plate, this exquisite piece depicts five peachessymbols of longevity and immortality in Chinese culture. Designed as a funerary object, this plate was intended to accompany the deceased, embodying blessings for a long and prosperous afterlife. The piece features a lustrous sancai glaze, with vivid green tones characteristic of the Ming dynastys burial pottery.