VesselsChinese11th-10th century BCE

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal-Head Bail Handle and with 'Taotie' and Striding 'Kui'-Dragon Decor

early Western Zhou period, mid 11th-early 10th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. (to top of handle) 29.2 x W. 18.1 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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