Ritual wine container with handle (You)

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 233

The entire surface, even the handle, of this you is covered with low- and high-relief patterns. There are stylized animal “masks” (taotie) with circular knots for eyes on the body, animal heads at the ends of the handle, and inscriptions on the underside of the lid and body.

Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China

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Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container with handle (You), Bronze, China

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