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Bronze ding with taotie pattern, early Western Zhou dynasty, c1050 BC. Artist: Unknown

Bronze ding with taotie pattern, early Western Zhou dynasty, c1050 BC. A ritual bronze cauldron (ding) with upright loop handles supported on three plain cylindrical legs. The three lobes are each cast with a large and elaborate taotie mask, whose two large hooked horns flank a crest rising from its ridged nose, the jaws have tight hooks, the eyebrows are hatched and the eyes are in higher relief. A ding is a ritual vessel for cooked food with a round body and three legs. The shape was made and used throughout Shang-Han dynasties. Ritual vessls were used to offer food to ancestors.

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Bronze ding with taotie pattern, early Western Zhou dynasty, c1050 BC. Artist: Unknown

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Bronze ding with taotie pattern, early Western Zhou dynasty, c1050 BC. A ritual bronze cauldron (ding) with upright loop handles supported on three plain cylindrical legs. The three lobes are each cast with a large and elaborate taotie mask, whose two large hooked horns flank a crest rising from its ridged nose, the jaws have tight hooks, the eyebrows are hatched and the eyes are in higher relief. A ding is a ritual vessel for cooked food with a round body and three legs. The shape was made and used throughout Shang-Han dynasties. Ritual vessls were used to offer food to ancestors.

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Album / The Museum of East Asian Art / Heritage Images

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Tamaño imagen:

2214 x 2831 px | 17.9 MB

Tamaño impresión:

18.7 x 24.0 cm | 7.4 x 9.4 in (300 dpi)

Palabras clave:

ARTEFACTO • BRONCE • BRONZE • CHINA • CHINO • DINASTIA ZHOU • DINASTIA • METAL • OBJETO • OBRA DE BRONCE • PAÍS • RITUAL • SIGLO • TRIPODE