VesselsChinese10th-9th century BCE

Covered Wine Vessel (You) with Animal-Head Bail Handle and Decoration of Long-Tailed Birds

mid Western Zhou period, early 10th-early 9th 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

10th-9th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 23.18 x W. 22.23 cm (9 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

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

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