VesselsChinese3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Covered 'Hu' Wine Container with Horizontal Bands, Animal-Mask Ring Handles, and Bird Finials on Cover

206 BCE-220 CE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with gilding

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

Century

3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 52.1 x W. 34.7 x Diam. 31.6 cm (20 1/2 x 13 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, August 5, 1930] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1930-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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