'Fangding' Ritual Food Vessel with Abstract Decor
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 21.7 x W. 17.1 x D. 15.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 in.) Weight 3508.25 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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