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Bronze Vessel with Paired-Fish and Coin Patterns
Measured form, expressive ornament.
- Period
- Han dynasty
- Source
- Xiangxi Museum public catalogue
Paired-fish and coin decoration enrich this Han bronze vessel. Its form and patterns invite careful observation and questions about the lives of its original makers and users.
- Period
- Han dynasty
- Height
- 33.3 cm
- Weight
- 4.7 kg
- Function
- Storage vessel
- Findspot
- Jishou
- Accession year
- 1966
About the object
The vessel has a long neck, rounded body and narrowed mouth, with ten bands around the belly. Animal-mask ring handles sit on the shoulders, and fish and coin patterns decorate the base. The catalogue records accession in 1966.
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Original image resolution and watermark retained. Text is an introductory interpretation.
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