Hu (Ritual Wine Jar), 1st-2nd century, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( x cm), Stoneware with molded decor under a brown glaze, China, 1st-2nd century, Late Zhou potters borrowed freely from ritual bronze vessel shapes. This is understandable because through most of the Shang (1523-1028 BCE) and Zhou (1027-256 BCE) dynasties, ceremonial bronzes constituted the highest art form

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