Ritual Wine Vessel (Yu)
Ritual Wine Vessel (Yu)
Place of OriginChina, reportedly from Xinxiang, Henan Province
Date11th or 10th century BCE (Early Western Zhou Dynasty)
DimensionsH: 9 5/8 in.
MediumBronze
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGeorge E. Pomeroy Bequest Fund
Object number
1938.85
Not on View
DescriptionHydra band on cover; tao t'ieh and hydra band on neck. Bail terminates in animal heads.
Label TextTwo identical inscriptions, one on the inside of the lid and one on the inside of the body of this vessel, read: Made for [sacrifice to] Baron Feng Fu. Zhou Dynasty Chinese believed that prayers and ritual offerings of food and wine to their ancestors in the next world were necessary for their own well being.
12th-11th century BCE
13th - 11th century BCE
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
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