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'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

VesselsChinese12th-11th century BCE

'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with patina and encrustation

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 27.9 x Diam. 16.3 cm (11 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Arnold Knapp, New York (by 1954), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954.

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