VesselsChinese10th-8th century BCE

'Li' Ritual Food Vessel in the Form of a Square Stove and Cauldron

10th-8th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with gray-green patina; with a five-character dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

10th-8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 17.9 x W. 15 x D. 12.3 cm (7 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

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