Parcel gilt bronze fanghu, early Western Han dynasty, China, late 3rd-early 2nd century BC. Artist: Unknown

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Parcel gilt bronze fanghu with taotie mask handles and animals, early Western Han dynasty, China, late 3rd-early 2nd century BC. A small parcel-gilt square bronze fanghu (square wine vessel) with square mouth and taotie ringed handles. The vessel is covered all over with a parcel-gilt incised decoration of stylised dragons and phoenixes with an incised long-tailed leopard and a deer amid tracery on opposite sides.

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Size: 2213px × 2830px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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