'He' Covered Ritual Pouring Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor
VesselsChinese14th-11th century BCE

'He' Covered Ritual Pouring Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

14th-11th century BCE

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Cast bronze with olive-green patina; with inscription cast below the handle
Culture
Chinese
Period
Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE
Century
14th-11th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 30.0 x W. 25.5 x D. 19.4 cm (11 13/16 x 10 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, April 22, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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