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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;georgeingraham, post: 3659557, member: 6261&quot;]Well, I have made a little progress, but not all..</p><p><br /></p><p>The archaic pictograph symbol to the left of what I am calling the front and beginning of the story line represents, &quot;spring water flowing from a cave or from the mouth of a spring&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pictograph symbol on the right I think simply represents the lower part of the symbol for seedling breaking though soil, so I can only guess the potter was suggesting, &quot;breaking ground/soil&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Because this vase is suppose to be in the form of a coin, I think the square hole in the center which represents, &quot;earth&quot; has additional meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a nutshell, I see the struggle or hardship from working or toiling the earth, obtaining and working with spring water for the purpose of breaking ground or harvesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not confident enough about deciphering exactly the archaic symbols on the reverse side. No luck finding close enough examples. There may be a representation to a suspended musical instrument, but that is vague. Other than that, I think overall it shows celebration and being rewarded for their hard work and harvest.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is all I have and best guesses so far <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/TxMwebj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7unxQx6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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