VesselsChinese11th-10th century BCE
'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Elephant and 'Taotie' Decor and with Ram-Head Bail Handle
late 11th-early 10th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 26.9 x W. 25.5 x D. 19.3 cm (10 9/16 x 10 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, June 29, 1936] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1936-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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