Covered 'Hu' Wine Container with Horizontal Bands, Animal-Mask Ring Handles, and Bird Finials on Cover
206 BCE-220 CE
Dimensions
H. 52.1 x W. 34.7 x Diam. 31.6 cm (20 1/2 x 13 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, August 5, 1930] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1930-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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