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Rectangular Cauldron

A work made of bronze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

Shang dynasty ( about 1600–1046 BC ), 12th/11th century B.C.

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 131

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Rectangular Cauldron

Place

China (Object made in)

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1200 BCE–1001 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

21.9 × 17.2 × 14 cm (8 5/8 × 6 13/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Avery Brundage, Russell Tyson, and Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and Walter E. Heller endowments; General Acquisitions Fund

Reference Number

2004.701

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