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Hanging Fire Vessel

Artist: Unknown Japanese

a: round iron vessel with semi-circular handles hanging on each side; bird in open circle below one handle and standing creature with shovel (?) in open circle below other handle; openings cut out in organic shaped designs on body; L-shaped hooks attached to each side to hold open doors; wing-shaped doors below that lift upwards, attached with two hinges; incised decoration on each door; solid bottom inside that is raised from very bottom with openwork around base in oval forms with points at top of each; b: brass insert with wing-shaped opening on each side; c, d: open brass handles

Date
8th century
In our collection
since October the 7th, 2010 up to now
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 12 in. (29.21 × 31.75 × 30.48 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Iron, brass
Price
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Composition
atium13%
iron39%
zinc7%
cadmium14%
oxygen16%
copper11%