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Department:
The Museum Proper
Replica or Original:
Replica
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
In Storage
Primary Material:
Metal
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
4.5"x 4.5"x 4.5"
Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Bronze Tub
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Donated by:
Unknown
Accession Number
1993.043.001
Artifact Date:
Unknown
Unknown
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Chinese
Creator Ancestry:
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In the late Shang Dynasty, bronze Ding were used to serve cooked meals. Conventionally, bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty signified the status of slave owners, outlining the socioeconomic development of a class society in Chinese history.
Simple and heavy in design, Simuwu Square Pod "Going Upper Most" is an square ancient vessel has two large handles and four hollow legs. Its sides and handles are decorated with animal faces and one-legged animals. On its interior side are three Chinese characters "司母戊", which says to the effect that the vessel is casted by the owner to memorialize his deceased mother.
Artifact Date:
Unknown
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Ancestory:
Chinese
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Department:
The Museum Proper
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
In Storage
Replica or Original:
Replica
A small bronze ding.
一個小青銅鼎。
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Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Bronze Tub
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Primary Material:
Metal
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
4.5"x 4.5"x 4.5"
Donated by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
1993.043.001
Simuwu Square Pod "Going Upper Most" 司母戊鼎
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