VesselsChinese5th century BCE

Covered Spherical Food Vessel (Dui) with Geometric Decor

late 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with traces of malachite and copper-wire inlay

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 27.5 x W. 28.3 x D. 20.5 cm (10 13/16 x 11 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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