Ritual alcohol ladle with dragon

Details

• Title

  Ritual alcohol ladle with dragon

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Shaanxi province (Hejiacun) (find spot)

  Asia › China (place of creation)

  Asia › China › Shaanxi province (probable; Hejiacun) (place of creation)

• Date

  Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 - c. 1050 BC)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment;

  tool/implement › ladle;

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › dou;

  religious/ritual equipment

• Dimensions

  4.5 x 12 x 3.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.843

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