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LEI, Ritual wine container
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LEI, Ritual wine container

Artist/Culture
DateEastern Zhou Dynasty (220–770 BCE)
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions27.3 x 31 cm (10 3/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F. Harold Daniels
Terms
Object number1957.1
DescriptionRelief decoration of conventionalized dragons. Puchased in Peking, 1925. Label beneath foot: Large bellied bronze vase dug out in Northeast China, Sianfu (Shensi Provence)
ProvenanceMrs. F. Harold Daniels, 190 Salisbury Street, Worcester MA
On View
On view
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Ritual Wine Container (Fang i; 'rectangular section')
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