VesselsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Large Covered Ritual Wine Container (Fangyi)

late Shang or early Western Zhou period, 11th-early 10th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with greenish patina

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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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