Vessel
Date5th- 3rd century B.C.
Maker
Chinese
Label TextThe tripods known as ding were used for serving meat in ancient ancestral worship, and were buried in tombs with the deceased, who was expected to continue the practice of worship in his/her afterlife in the tomb. As bronze was an expensive material, the size and quantity of bronzes buried in a tomb also indicated the status of the deceased. The band of decorations with stylized dragons, which were stamped with ceramic molds, was characteristic of the Eastern Zhou period.
Object number44.13.1
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions10 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (26 x 41.2 cm)
Overall h.: 13 1/4 in.
Diam.: 13 3/4 in.
MediumBronze
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