Cup with bird-head shaped handle

Object Details

• Description

  Silver cup with plum colored overbody both inside and out; handle in form of bird's head with jewel eyes and turquoise crest; lacquer slightly worn.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  BCE 0s, 200s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Inlay (process), Animals, Chinese Art, Lacquer, Birds, Metal-work, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)