Ritual food vessel, or dou

Details

• Title

  Ritual food vessel, or dou

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  5th century BC (500 - 401 BC)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

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

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel

• Dimensions

  with lid 22.2 cm (height)
  without lid 17.5 cm (height)
  18 cm (diameter)
  1719.5 g (weight)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.898

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