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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.116
Title
Ritual Food Vessel Type 'Gui' with 'Taotie' decor in the manner of a Western Zhou-period 'Gui' Vessel
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
probably Song dynasty, 960 -1279
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Song dynasty, 960-1279
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/210206

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze with a cast inscription on vessel floor
Dimensions
12.8 x 19.8 cm (5 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.116
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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