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Title: Fang ding (“square tripod” cooking vessel) with taotie mask and gui dragon design
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description: square ding (ting) tripod with four legs, the body as well as the upper portion of the four legs is decorated with "t'ao-t'ieh" zoomorphic design. One of the leg was recast after the rest of the body has been completed, thus had a less refined craftmanship and joint line at its base. The double loop handles are also decorated with zoomorphic design. A group of three inscription is cast on the upper portion of the interior wall, which reads as Fu (father) Ji (day name), followed by an symbolic representation of a chariot, possibly a clan emblem. The interior is plain, the animal bone remains attached to the bottom and variations in patina patterns with a line running through the middle indicates that the vessel was once filled with cooked meat offerings, presumably in a Shang elite burial in late second millennium B.C.E.
Century: 12th century BCE
Object Creation Date: 12th century BCE
Accession Number: 1961/2.82
Medium and Support: cast bronze with malachite patina
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Title: Gu (libation goblet, one of a pair with 1948/1.117)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description: Wine drinking goblet or beaker with a wide, trumpet-shaped mouth, narrow, banded waist, and flaring foot. The slender silhouette of the vessel suggests a date towards the end of the Late Shang period. The body is decorated with Tao-tie mask design, divided by the elaborate raised flanges. An inscription is found inside the flaring foot, presumably the name of the person that the vessel is dedicated.
Century: 12th-11th century BCE
Object Creation Date: circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Accession Number: 1948/1.118
Medium and Support: cast bronze with heavy malachite patina
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Title: Gu (libation goblet, one of a pair with 1948/1.118)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description: Wine drinking goblet or beaker with a wide, trumpet-shaped mouth, narrow, banded waist, and flaring foot. The slender silhouette of the vessel suggests a date towards the end of the Late Shang period. The body is decorated with Tao-tie mask design, divided by the elaborate raised flanges. An inscription is found inside the flaring foot, presumably the name of the person that the vessel is dedicated or the clan emblem.
Century: 12th-11th century BCE
Object Creation Date: circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Accession Number: 1948/1.117
Medium and Support: cast bronze with heavy malachite patina
relevance: rank 0.00000

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