Phoenix-Head Ewer, 10th-13th century, 19 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( x cm), Stoneware with yellow glaze over a white slip, China, 10th-13th century, Ceramic shapes of the Liao dynasty (907-1125) generally have their antecedents in the wares of the Five Dynasties (906-960) and Northern Song (960-1127). The long necked vase with an exaggerated tapering body was, however, a purely Liao form. Found in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province, these vases are usually glazed in white, yellow, or green and have a simple trumpet -shaped mouth. This phoenix-head vase is a typical hybrid example.

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