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Ritual Cooking Vessel
Ritual Cooking Vessel

Ritual Cooking Vessel

Original Language TitleFang-ting
Original Language TitleFang-ding
CultureChinese
Date11th century B.C.E.
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/8 × 6 × 5 inches (18.73 × 15.24 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-73
On View
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DescriptionRectangular vessel with four round legs and two ears on narrower ends. Ku at four corners and medial Ku on four sides. Sides ornamented in three plane relief with large T'ao-T'ieh masks and confronted dragons.
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