'Jia' Ritual Wine Vessel with a Decorative Band of Dragons against a Leiwen Background
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 25.7 x W. 19.0 x Diam. 15.4 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/16 in.) Weight 2523.11 g
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, January 28, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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