Cylinder of Unknown Use
CultureChinese
DateShang dynasty (1500-1045 B.C.E.)
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 × 6 inches (28.89 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-130/11
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DescriptionDecorated at the top and bottom with a band of an abstract pattern from which extend triangles enclosing a scale pattern in saw tooth arrangement over body. Flared opening at one end; other end, similarly flared, is filled in with a bronze disk of modern work. Was originally open at both ends.
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