Gold Bowl with Mandarin Ducks and Lotus Petals Des (Tang Dynasty)

Unearthed in 1970 at Hejia Village, Xi'an. This bowl was hammered into shape. On the outside it is engraved with two layers of lotus petal designs, and each layer has ten petals. The upper layer was engraved with various animal designs: fox, rabbit, river deer, deer, parrot, Mandarin duck, flower and straw. The lower layer was decorated with honeysuckle. There is a rose carved on its inner base, and on its inner belly, there were three characters “Jiu Liang Ban” written in ink.