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A portion of this vessel’s surface has retained its original corrosion-free brassy color. The triangular forms around the rim are inlaid with copper, which has turned dark and is partially covered by green corrosion.
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春秋 嵌紅銅青銅壺
Title: Wine container (hu)
Period: Eastern Zhou dynasty, (770–256 BCE)
Date: early 5th century BCE
Culture: China
Medium: Bronze inlaid with copper
Dimensions: H. 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); Diam. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1999
Accession Number: 1999.46a, b
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