Khitan pottery chicken bottle. Liao dynasty (907–1125). Capital Museum in Beijing, China.

The chicken bottles were very popular in the Liao dynasty (916-1125) and have been extended to Jin and Yuan. This is an instrument unique to the Khitan nation but not to the Han nation.

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Keywords: bottle, chicken, drumstick, khitan, leg, liao, pottery, vase