Ritual food vessel, or ding, with hunting scenes

Details

• Title

  Ritual food vessel, or ding, with hunting scenes

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  4th century BC (400 - 301 BC)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC)

• Material and technique

  bronze; originally inlaid, probably with copper

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › ding

• Dimensions

  with lid 16.5 x 22 x 17.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  without lid 13 x 22 x 17.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• 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.

  EA1956.887

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