Covered Tripod Cauldron (Ding with Lid)
date
481 BCE - 221 BCE
creation place
Asia, China
medium & support
Cast bronze
measurements
11 x 13 1/2 x 12 in. (27.94 x 34.29 x 30.48 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
1999.014.085a-b
keywords
animal, art, Asians, cauldron, ceremonial container, ceremony, Chinese, Chinese religion, civilization, culture, dragon, earth, etiquette, family, government, human being, kitchen-utensils, lizard, materiality, Mongolians, nationality, nature, non-Christian religion, nourishment, nutrition, occupations, ornament, public, race (human), religion, reptile, rite, ritual, ritual vessel, snake, society, state, supernatural, tool, vessel, world
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