Lidded Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Double Spirals

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Lidded Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Double Spirals

China, probably unearthed at Shaanxi Province, Yongshou County, Middle Western Zhou dynasty, about 950-850 B.C.
Furnishings; Serviceware
Cast bronze
Lid: 3 3/4 x 8 in. (9.5 x 20.3 cm); Body: 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (19.1 x 26.7 cm)
The Claire Behar Bequest given in honor of George Kuwayama (M.89.136.12a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.