Ritual wine cup (gu) with taotie
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Object Details
- Description
- gu, bronze
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Credit Line
- The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
- ca. 1100-1050 BCE
- Period
- Late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period
- Accession Number
- S2012.9.576
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam (overall): 21.8 x 13.1 cm (8 9/16 x 5 3/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- taotie
- gu
- Record ID
- fsg_S2012.9.576
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d98ff364-becb-48b4-9393-fcfe4f45a0e3
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