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Lacquer painted bronze square hu with hunting
Lacquer painted bronze square hu with hunting
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Lacquer painted bronze square hu with hunting scenesWestern Han dynasty (206BC-8AD)
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Lacquer painted bronze square hu with hunting
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BATEA : 355
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hu
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metal; bronze; vase; hu; hunting scene; Han; animal; mythical; China; taotie; painted; burial; tomb;
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A lacquer painted bronze square hu with lid attached, painted around the body with hunting scenes in red, yellow, blue and black, with birds, bear, winged dragon, deer and archer on horseback, the faceted lid with cloud scroll decoration in low relief and ring handle, two of the sides with taotie masks with pendeant handles.
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bronze
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lid encrusted onto jar and lost of paintThe object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014
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15.5 cm
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Case 2-5
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206(BC) = 8(AD)
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Western Han
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China
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