VesselsChinese14th-11th century BCE

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with gray-green patina; with an inscription cast on both the vessel floor and lid 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. with handle 21.9 x W. 14.6 x D. 12.7 cm (8 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 in.) Weight 1791.69 g

Provenance

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

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