Square ritual wine vessel, or fang hu

Details

• Title

  Square ritual wine vessel, or fang hu

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 4th century BC
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC)

• 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;

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

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment › wine-vessel

• Dimensions

  42.5 x 25 x 25 cm (height x width x depth)
  5574 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.881

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