Hu jar with copper inlay and animal-mask handles, Warring States period (475-221 BCE)

Hu jar with copper inlay and animal mask handles, Warring States period (475-221 BCE)

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• Image Number:K1A000,027N000,000,000PAE
• Dynasty:Warring States period
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Ritual, Container
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. The shoulder shall be equipped with head ring. The mouth edge is inlaid with red copper inverted triangle pattern, the abdomen is inlaid with red copper wide strip pattern around two sides, and the upper and lower parts are decorated with string pattern. The body of the device is partially covered with gold spots and false rust, and there is a gate mark in the center of the circle sole. There are many similar objects, such as the “official bell of Anyi Xiaguan” unearthed in Ta’erpo, Xianyang, Shaanxi

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