Bronze ritual wine vessel at The British Museum, London

These vessels, made in North China in the Eastern Han period, are of relatively soft pottery which is not dense, an covered with a lead glaze which is poisonous. They were therefore unsuitable for use and were made specifically for furnishing tombs. The iridescense of some green glazes is the result of burial. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. This century represents the peak of a period in human history popularly known as Axial Age. This period saw the emergence of five major thought streams springing from five great thinkers in different parts of the world.Buddha and Mahavira in India, Zoroaster in Persia, Pythagoras in Greece and Confucius in China. Pāṇini, in India, composed a grammar for Sanskrit, in this century or slightly later. This is the oldest still known grammar of any language. In the Near East, the first half of this century was dominated by the Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean empire, which had risen to power late in the previous century after successfully rebelling against Assyrian rule. The Kingdom of Judah came to an end in 586 BC when Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem, and removed most of its population to their own lands. Babylonian rule was toppled however in the 540s, by Cyrus, who founded the Persian Empire in its place. The Persian Empire continued to expand and grew into the greatest empire the world had known at the time. (Credit; Wikipedia) This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.这批制作于中国北方东汉时期的器物，采用质地疏松的软陶制成，表面施有毒性的铅釉，因此并不适合日常使用，仅作为随葬明器制作。部分绿釉所呈现的虹彩光泽，乃是下葬后埋藏环境作用的结果。 公元前6世纪起自公元前600年，迄于公元前501年。该世纪正值人类历史上广为人知的轴心时代（Axial Age）的鼎盛阶段。此时期全球不同地域的五位伟大思想家开创了五大主流思想流派：印度的佛陀与筏驮摩那、波斯的琐罗亚斯德、希腊的毕达哥拉斯以及中国的孔子。印度学者帕尼尼（Pāṇini）于该世纪或稍晚时期完成了梵文（Sanskrit）语法著作，这是迄今已知的最古老的语言语法典籍。在近东地区，该世纪上半叶由新巴比伦（Neo-Babylonian）王国（又称迦勒底王国）统治——该王国于上世纪末成功反抗亚述（Assyrian）统治并崛起。公元前586年，尼布甲尼撒二世（Nebuchadnezzar II）率领巴比伦军队攻占耶路撒冷，将该国大部分民众掳至巴比伦境内，犹大王国（Kingdom of Judah）就此灭亡。然而在公元前540年代，居鲁士（Cyrus）推翻了巴比伦的统治，在其原址建立了波斯帝国（Persian Empire）。此后波斯帝国持续扩张，成为当时世界上前所未有的庞大帝国。（来源：维基百科） 该器物属于全球扫描计划（Scan The World）项目的组成部分。该计划是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取使用。本计划为开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。