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Container with Supernatural Creatures and Four Legs in the Form of BearsEarly Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C.

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Tall cylindrical bronze vessel with dense zoomorphic relief decoration in three registers, rope-twist molding bands, loop handles at the shoulder, and four animal-form legs, covered in olive and jade green patina

Unknown, Container with Supernatural Creatures and Four Legs in the Form of Bears, Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Container with Supernatural Creatures and Four Legs in the Form of Bears
Place Made
China, probably Guangxi or Yunnan Province
Date Made
Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C.
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
9 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (23.81 x 13.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow
Accession Number
AC1998.251.23
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art