Square ritual wine vessel, or fang hu, with animal mask handles

Details

• Title

  Square ritual wine vessel, or fang hu, with animal mask handles

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › hu;

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment › wine-vessel;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  height with lid 17 x 11 x 9.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  height without lid 15.5 x 11 x 9.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1995

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