Wine Vessel (Hu)
A tall bronze hu, a vessel for wine, with a flared mouth, a narrow neck and a ring of relief decoration at the shoulder. Its surface is mottled with green and blue-green patina and reddish corrosion, and the base has a band of ornament.
Look closer: A small loop handle projects from the upper neck, partly hidden by the patina.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1000–900 BCE
- Medium
- bronze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2212 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund