VesselsChinese14th-11th century BCE

'Ding' Ritual Food Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with patina and encrustations; with inscription cast on the interior

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

14th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 24.6 x W. 21.6 x Diam. 20.9 cm (9 11/16 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.) Weight 3827.19 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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