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A green-black cast bronze vessel that is in the shape of a standing four-legged, hooved animal. The creature’s body is thick and round with a long, downturned tail. Its neck is thick and its head has a long, small snout, round eyes, and almond-shaped ears that point straight up. There is a curved form in the center of its back.

Pouring Vessel in the Form of a Standing Quadruped with Hinged Cover in the Form of a Duck

Chinese

Cast bronze with inlays of turquoise, sheet gold and silver, and copper wire

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

Vessels