VesselsChinese11th-10th century BCE

'Zun' Ritual Wine Vessel with Abstract Decor

11th-10th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with greenish patina; with inscription cast on vessel floor

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 24.9 x Diam. 20.7 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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