Small gilt bronze wine jar with flared neck, ring handles on each side, and green patina, shown against a plain light background.

Wine Jar (Hu), Gilt Bronze Vessel

A small bronze vessel with a flared neck, rounded shoulders and a footed base, with two ring handles at the sides. Its surface shows gilding in places, with patches of green corrosion and incised horizontal bands around the body.

Artist: Unknown
Date: Style of Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 2nd/1st century
Medium: Gilt bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1684 px

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

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