Ritual Vessel
| Native Name | Ding (鼎) |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 41-25-1A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Western Zhou Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Early Western Zhou Dynasty |
| Early Date: | -1046 |
| Late Date: | -771 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Copper Alloy Bronze |
| Height: | 29.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 27 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1941 |
| Other Number: | LOO 86326 - Other Number L-137-2 - Other Number |
Description
Ding (鼎), bronze food vessel with cover and three legs. The body is strongly decorated with three large bovine taotie masks separated by flanges. The cover handle and the two upright handles on the vessel are ornamented with wide-mouthed spiral horned animals in high relief. Greyish green patina. On the inside of the lid and on the bottom of the bowl there is an ox head.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Symbols of the Ancestors: The Power of Chinese Bronze and Jade (17 Nov 1989 - 01 Dec 1991) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| New Directions in Yuan Painting (02 Dec 2006 - 04 Dec 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Chinese Bronze and Metal-Working (Rotunda Case Exhibit) ( Jan 1987 - Feb 1988) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 154 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1940. "Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Bronzes". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 8. no. 2-3. pg. 5-11 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 5-11 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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