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Parcel gilt bronze fanghu with taotie mask
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Parcel gilt bronze fanghu with taotie mask
Parcel gilt bronze fanghu with taotie mask
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Parcel gilt bronze fanghu with taotie mask handles and animalsEarly Western Han dynasty (late 3rd-early 2nd century BC)
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Parcel gilt bronze fanghu with taotie mask
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BATEA : 244
Simple name
wine container
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metal; gilt; bronze; wine container; hu; animal; monster mask; dragon; phoenix; deer; leopard; China; taotie; fanghu;
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a small parcel-gilt square bronze hu (wine vessel) with square mouth and taotie ringed handles. The hu is covered all over with a parcel-gilt incised decoration of stylised dragons and phoenixes with an incised long-tailed leopard and a deer amid tracery on opposite sides of the hu.
Description material
bronze & gold
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The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2019; good
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greenish grey and gold
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Description length
6.1 cm
Description height
13.5 cm
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5.8 cm
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3rd-2nd century BC
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Warring States-early Western Han
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