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Shallow basin (pan),
late 10th century BCE

Chinese

Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century–771 BCE

y1965-76

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Title

Shallow basin (pan)

Dates

late 10th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

h. with handles 8.8 cm., diam. rim 25.5 cm. (3 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase from the C. D. Carter Collection, by subscription

Object Number

y1965-76

Place Made

Asia, China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Western Zhou

Type

basins, vessels (containers), bronzes

Subject

geometric patterns

"Acquisitions 1965 and 1966," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>26, no. 1 (1967): p. 2, 19-32., p. 27

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Chinese, Western Zhou dynasty (11th century–771 BCE), Shallow basin (pan), late 10th century BCE. Bronze; 8.8 x 25.5 cm. Museum purchase from the C. D. Carter Collection, by subscription (y1965-76)

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