Covered Decagonal 'Hu' Wine Vessel with Bird Decor and with Two 'Taotie'-Mask Ring Handles
5th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 30.3 x W. 22.6 x Diam. 20.8 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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