About this artwork
This vessel, with a carefully balanced spout and pointed rim, was probably used to heat and pour wine during ceremonies of ancestor worship. The second character of the inscription, showing four footprints around a square, has been read by scholars as a family name.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 131
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Title
- Goblet
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Place
- China (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1600 BCE–1050 BCE
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Medium
- Bronze
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Dimensions
- 19.7 × 16.5 × 8 cm (7 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Russell Tyson
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Reference Number
- 1950.1622
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/73201/manifest.json