VesselsChinese12th-11th century BCE

'Liding' Ritual Food Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze; with inscription cast on the interior wall

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. 22.4 x W. 17.6 cm (8 13/16 x 6 15/16 in.) Weight 1936.27 g

Provenance

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

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