late Shang or early Western Zhou period, 11th century BCE
without handle: H. 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
Cast bronze; with integrally cast three-character inscription reading "Yao Zuo Yi" on the interior wall
11th-10th century BCEChineseEarthenware with incised and cord marked decor
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseEaHarvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseCast bronze; with inscription cast on the vessel floor
13th-11th century BCEChineseEarthenware with cord impressed decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseEarthenware
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseGray earthenware
13th-11th century BCEChineseCast bronze with greenish patina
11th-10th century BCEChineseHarvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseMottled light green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
11th-10th century BCEChineseEarthenware with incised and applique decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChinese