Ritual Wine Flask, anonymous, -350 - -250

Ritual Wine Flask, anonymous, -350 - -250

bronze (metal), h 29.3cm × w 26.2cm × d 10.0cm More details

The unusual shape of this flask was introduced from the north of what is now China around 400 BCE. Typical is the oblong body with flat sides, the small waisted neck, and the rectangular base. The rings used to hold the vessel are mounted in the mouth of an unidentifiable, imaginary creature.

This work belongs to Ritual Wine Flask (AK-MAK-497)