Animal-shaped bronze gong wine container

Published/Created:

China, Henan Province: Anyang, Xiaotun: Tomb of Lady Hao, M5 (archaeological site)

Physical Description:

H:36cm, L:46cm
bronze

Variant Titles:

铜兕觥

Topics:

Metalwork -- China -- Shang dynasty, ca. 1600-1100 BCE -- Bronze -- (YVRC)

Accession Number:

chinese-0665

Genre:

containers: ritual vessels (AAT)
funerary objects (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Kao gu jing hua, 1993, p. 149
考古精华, 1993, p. 149

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 249387

OID:

519397

PID:

digcoll:2122319