Ritual Wine Vessel with Lid (Hu)
date
206 BCE - 200 CE
creation place
Asia, China
medium & support
Formed, fired, and painted earthenware
measurements
25 x 16 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (63.5 x 41.91 x 39.37 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
2013.019.092a-b
keywords
alcohol, animal, art, Asians, ceremonial container, ceremony, Chinese, Chinese religion, civilization, culture, drink, etiquette, family, government, human being, human figure, kitchen-utensils, materiality, Mongolians, monster, nationality, non-Christian religion, nourishment, nutrition, occupations, ornament, race (human), religion, rite, ritual, ritual vessel, society, state, supernatural, taotie, tool, vessel, wine
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