'Ding' Ritual Food Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 24.6 x W. 21.6 x Diam. 20.9 cm (9 11/16 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.) Weight 3827.19 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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