Silver Ewer with Greek Myth Scenes

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The Gilt Silver Ewer is a national treasure-level artifact unearthed in 1983 from the joint tomb of Li Xian and his wife in Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia, and is now housed in the Guyuan Museum of Ningxia . Standing at 37.5 cm tall and weighing 1.5 kg, this ewer features a tall, elongated body with a duck-billed spout, slender neck, ovoid belly, high ring foot, and a loop handle terminating in ram heads—its top crowned by a human figure with a prominent nose and round helmet. 鎏金银壶为北周时期（557–581 年）国宝级文物，1983 年出土于宁夏固原市原州区李贤夫妇合葬墓，现藏宁夏固原博物馆。通高 37.5 厘米，重 1.5 公斤，器形修长，鸭嘴流、细颈、卵形腹、高圈足，环形把手两端饰羊首，顶端铸高鼻戴盔的胡人头像。

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themercantileagency7 months ago

beautiful! How many photos did this take and what method did you use to capture? Well done!

slimbuck7 months ago

Stunning!!

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