VERY OLD RARE UNIQUE ARTIFACT ANTIQUE PRIMITIVE HAND MADE BRASS OR BRONZE WINE VESSEL / WINE JAR / JAR WITH HINGED LID CARRYING A BIRD WITH LARGE EYES. THIS VESSEL STANDS ON 4 LEGS AND IS 6" TALL TO THE TOP OF THE BIRD'S HEAD AND IS 3 1/2" ACROSS. THE BOTTOM (SEE PHOTO # 10) APPEARS TO HAVE HAD SOME OF THE PATINA OR TARNISH REMOVED. I DO NOT KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THIS PIECE (POSSIBLY PERSIA, EGYPT OR FAR EAST) OR THE AGE. IF ANY VIEWER CAN PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFO I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.