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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.260
Title
Ritual Food Steamer (Yan) with Bovine Decor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
late Shang to early Western Zhou, 11th-mid 10th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province, Anyang
Period
Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209907

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
H. 31.8 x Diam. 24.1 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.260
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Chen Mengjia, Yin Zhou qingtongqi fenlei tulu (A corpus of Chinese bronzes in American Collections), Kyuko Shoin (Tokyo, Japan, 1977), A 133

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