VesselsChinese14th-11th century BCE

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel in the Form of Two Addorsed Owls

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze

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. 17.2 (with lid) x W. 15.0 x D. 13.9 cm (6 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.) Weight 1628.68 g

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, April 22, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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