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Ritual food vessel (ding)
Ritual food vessel (ding)

Ritual food vessel (ding)

Dateapprox. 1050-900 BCE
PeriodWestern Zhou period (approx. 1050-771 BCE)
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH. 17 in x W. 17 1/2 in x D. 17 in, H. 43.2 cm x W. 44.45 cm x D. 43.2 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB62B144
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
On View
On view
LocationGallery 14
More Information
Although the shape of this ding remains well within what is expected of its type, the exuberant flanges and other appendages on this massive vessel represent one of the more radical departures from Shang-dynasty prototypes taken during the early Western Zhou period. In the more extreme examples, the appendages are the focus of the vessel.