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? ???, Spouted Wine Vessel (Gong), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang), Bronze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metalwork, Every surface of this vessel is animated with fantastic creatures: an owl-like bird with coiled serpent wings dominates the body while another bird forms the handle. Felines, dragons, and fish fill the spaces in between.

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? ???, Spouted Wine Vessel (Gong), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang), Bronze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metalwork, Every surface of this vessel is animated with fantastic creatures: an owl-like bird with coiled serpent wings dominates the body while another bird forms the handle. Felines, dragons, and fish fill the spaces in between

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3800 x 2850 px | 31.0 MB

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32.2 x 24.1 cm | 12.7 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

13TH CENTURY • 13TH • 1600–1046 B. C • 21.6 CM • 8 1/2 • ANIMATED • ANOTHER BIRD • ANYANG • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BIRD • BIRDS • BODY • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • CADAVER • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • COILED SERPENT • CORPS • CORPSE • DEAD BODY • DOMINATES • DRAGONS • EVERY SURFACE • FANTASTIC CREATURES • FELINES • FISH FILL • FORMS • GONG • GONG, MUSICAL INSTR. • H • HANDLE • HENAN PROVINCE • HILT • MANGO • METALWORK • METALWORKS • MUSICAL INSTR. GONG • OWL • PORCELAIN • SHANG DYNASTY • SHANG DYNASTY, CHINA • SPACES • SPOUTED WINE VESSEL • VESSEL • WINGS • XIII CENTURY • ÇA