Ritual wine vessel, or zhi, with circles and S-shapes

Details

• Title

  Ritual wine vessel, or zhi, with circles and S-shapes

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050 - c. 771 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 › wine-vessel;

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › zhi

• Dimensions

  11 x 8.2 x 6.6 cm (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.

  EA1956.868

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