Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Ritual Bell (Bo zhong) with Stylized Dragon and Snake Decor and with Handle in the Form of Addorsed Birds

475 - 221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Cast bronze with greenish patina

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 51.2 x W. 36.8 x D. 31.1 cm (20 3/16 x 14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.) Weight 66 lb.

Provenance

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

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