0116 - Bronze animal-shaped vessel inlaid with gold and silver. The vessel ...Front

Bronze animal-shaped vessel inlaid with gold and silver. The vessel body is inlaid with designs of rolling clouds in gold and silver, accentuated by inlaid furquoises. The neck-band is embellished with gilt bosses while the opening on the back of the animal is provided with a cover with a knob. Western Han (206 B.C.-A.D. 24). L. 41.8 cm. Unearthed in 1965 at Lienshui, Kiangsu Province.