Large Covered Ritual Wine Container (Fangyi)
late Shang or early Western Zhou period, 11th-early 10th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 51 x W. 47.8 x D. 29.6 cm (20 1/16 x 18 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
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