Wine container (hu)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wine container (hu), a bronze vessel with a green patina. The body of the vessel is bulbous and sits on a short, cylindrical base. A horizontal line encircles the vessel above and below the bulbous section. Three horizontal lines encircle the neck. The mouth of the vessel flares outward slightly and has a scalloped rim. The patina is primarily green with areas of brown. The surface is rough with small pits. The vessel is missing a handle, but the two stubs remain on either side. The background is off-white.