Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 25.1 × 18.1 × 20.3 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/8 × 8 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1200 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, early Anyang period

Inscriptions:

Inscribed on the bottom of the interior, Zheng 正 (“Military Officer of Campaigns Abroad”)

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)

Topic:

Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1987.60

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 23b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye338a1a703-e2d5-4d38-898e-22349f79062a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1987.60