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Lidded Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Double SpiralsMiddle Western Zhou dynasty, about 950-850 B.C.

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Bronze ritual vessel with domed lid, horizontal ribbing, taotie-patterned relief band, dragon-head ring handles, and three short legs, covered in green and teal patina
Bronze ritual vessel viewed from above, with green patina and concentric ridged rings leading to a central recessed well with cast scroll motifs; taotie-style relief decoration around the outer rim.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Lidded Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Double Spirals
Place Made
China, probably unearthed at Shaanxi Province, Yongshou County
Date Made
Middle Western Zhou dynasty, about 950-850 B.C.
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
The Claire Behar Bequest given in honor of George Kuwayama
Accession Number
M.89.136.12a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.