A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU
Western Han dynasty
The rounded baluster-form body rising to a gently waisted neck with a flared galleried mouth, supported on a low pedestal foot ring, the sides of the body encircled by three raised bands, the shoulder set with a pair of opposing taotie masks suspending loose rings, the surfaces with polished ferrous, azurite and malachite encrustation.
12in (30.5cm) high
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A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU
Western Han dynasty
The rounded baluster-form body rising to a gently waisted neck with a flared galleried mouth, supported on a low pedestal foot ring, the sides of the body encircled by three raised bands, the shoulder set with a pair of opposing taotie masks suspending loose rings, the surfaces with polished ferrous, azurite and malachite encrustation.
12in (30.5cm) high
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