Dou Ritual Food Container
Datec.500 BC
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: bronze
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 23.2 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineFrom the Rev. Dr. James M. Menzies collection, given by his son Arthur R. Menzies
Object number2003.029.019
DescriptionVessel has a high round bowl with 2 ring handles on either side. It has a high pedestal base with a flared foot. Rim has a lip to accommodate a lid. Bowl is ornamented with three rows of minute, highly simplified, interlocking dragons separated by a central ridge from two rows of same pattern. Below these bands and on stem foot are triangular-shaped blades with symmetrical curls and masks. The flared foot has an interlaced pattern of dragons in low relief.Status
On view
1735 - 1795
