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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

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts
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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
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Exhibition History

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