Ritual wine vessel, or zhi

Details

• Title

  Ritual wine vessel, or zhi

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Shang Dynasty, Anyang Period (c. 1200 - 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 › wine-vessel;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › zhi

• Dimensions

  with lid 21.6 x 15.3 x 11.5 cm (height x width x depth)
  without lid 14.5 x 15.3 x 11.5 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.

  EA1956.838

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