Small gilt bronze jar with a flared neck, rounded body, two ring handles, and worn gold surface with green and red corrosion, on a grey background.

Miniature Gilt Bronze Wine Jar (Hu)

A small gilt bronze jar with a flared neck, rounded body, and splayed foot, shown against a plain grey ground. Two ring handles hang from lion-mask attachments on the shoulders, and the surface shows worn gilding with patches of green and red corrosion.

Artist: Unknown
Date: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Medium: Gilt bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1958 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 220).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

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