Amalgam-gilt zun wine vessel in Boshan mountain shape, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

Amalgam-gilt zun wine vessel in Boshan mountain shape， Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

• Image Number:K1A002044N000000000PAB
• Dynamy:Han dynasty
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Wine vessel
• Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
• span>Description:
  The “bottle” was the main wine container in the Han Dynasty, which was basically divided into two categories: basin shaped and cylinder shaped, This is the cylindrical bottle. The whole body is decorated with mountains. The mountains are full of strange birds and animals of all kinds. Some run and jump, some climb on the mountainside, and some stand on the top of the mountain to look into the distance; Feathers with wings and shoulders cultivated in the mountains. They were common immortals in the Han Dynasty. The three animal feet at the bottom of the utensil also have different shapes, like bears or tigers, which is quite natural and vivid