Date: Late Warring States (mid 4th century - 221 BC)
Dimensions: Height 41.6 cm, Length of mouth 8.6 cm, Width of mouth 11.3 cm, Length of base 8 cm, Width of base 11.3 cm
Weight: 4,600 g
Material: Bronze

• Object Type：
  • BRONZE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Bronze Gallery
• Tag：
  • hu wine vessel warring states bronze handle

As the back of the vessel is flat, it looks round from the front whereas flat from the side, the unique design of which makes it remarkable. 
The earliest known Hu was made in the mid-Shang, remained in fashion until the Han dynasty. The basic shape and structure is in round or flat round, sometimes square or square-oval with a lid or rings on the shoulder, which can be used to thread a loop handle or a rope handle. Large-sized Hu began to prevail in the mid and late Western Zhou. Since its body was too large to carry with a handle, a pair of beast-head ears holding a loose ring was often fixed to the neck.