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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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