VesselsChinese7th-6th century BCE

Ritual Food Vessel (Gui) with Square Base and Elaborate Handles and with Taotie Decoration

7th cent. BCE - 6th cent. BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with pale green patina

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Eastern Zhou period, 770-256 BCE

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

20 x 39.5 x 22.8 cm (7 7/8 x 15 9/16 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

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