1959.49: 'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' and Stylized Dragon Decor
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1959.49
- Title
- 'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' and Stylized Dragon Decor
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 13th-12th century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/203272
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Cast bronze
- Dimensions
- H. 27.5 x Diam. 16 cm (10 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Mrs. Frederick B. Jennings, Ipswich, MA (by 1959), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Jennings
- Accession Year
- 1959
- Object Number
- 1959.49
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/08/2024 - 06/02/2025
- Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022
Verification Level
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