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Tripod cooking vessel (liding),
12th–11th century BCE

Chinese

Shang dynasty, 1299 - 1000 BCE | Anyang period, 13th–11th century BCE

y1946-110

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Title

Tripod cooking vessel (liding)

Dates

12th–11th century BCE

Medium

Bronze with cast inscription in the inner wall

Dimensions

h. 21.8 cm., w. 17.0 cm., d. 17.2 cm. (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr. Memorial Collection

Object Number

y1946-110

Place Made

Asia, China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Anyang (Shang style)

Type

li-ding, vessels (containers), bronzes

Materials

bronze

Techniques

casting (process)

Subject

cooking and heating devices, geometric patterns, meanders (patterns)

The Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Jr. Memorial Collection (Princeton University Art Museum, June 1956)

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Chinese, Shang dynasty (1299 - 1000 BCE), Anyang period (13th–11th century BCE), Tripod cooking vessel (liding), 12th–11th century BCE. Bronze with cast inscription in the inner wall; 21.8 x 17 x 17.2 cm. Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr. Memorial Collection (y1946-110) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/22702

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