Ritual food vessel, or fang ding

Details

• Title

  Ritual food vessel, or fang ding

• 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

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › ding › fang ding

• Dimensions

  22.9 x 17.8 x 13.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.834

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