VesselsChinese14th-11th century BCE

Pigment Container

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze; with an inscription cast behind the animal's neck

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. 16.4 x W. 14.3 x D. 19.8 cm (6 7/16 x 5 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.) Weight 1550.72 g

Provenance

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

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