Jar with gold lid

This small jar with a gold-covered lid probably was part of a cosmetic set for a court lady. Typically, such sets consisted of four or five similarly sized jars. Here the jar, made in China for the Thai market, is decorated with traditional Siamese floral and leafy motifs. Its lid is made of a thin sheet of gold (or gold alloy) over a kind of resin, and was decorated with small gemstones. Though the bowl was imported, the lid was made in Siam