Asset ID:
7509
CMS Object ID:
362611
Accession Number:
EA1996.15
Title:
Ritual food vessel, or gui, with inscription
Object Name:
gui, religious/ritual vessel
Object dating:
2nd half of the 11th century - 10th century BC ; Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050 - c. 771 BC)
Associated place(s):
China (place of creation) ; Henan province (inscribed on object)
Dimensions:
22.5 cm (height) ; 22.3 cm (diameter)
Materials/ techniques:
bronze
Responsible department:
Eastern Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
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