Small green and gold patinated bronze wine jar with flared neck, rounded body, two ring handles and a footed base, on a pale grey background.

Miniature Wine Jar (Hu), Tang Dynasty Gilt Bronze

A small bronze vessel with a flared neck, rounded body, and narrow footed base, its surface covered in green patina with red and gold traces. Two ring handles project from the shoulders against a plain grey background.

Artist: Unknown
Date: Tang dynasty (618–906), 8th century
Medium: Gilt bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1911 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 906).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

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