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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 12.74788

Primary Keywords

cup

goblet

ritual

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

relevance

rank 12.60773

Primary Keywords

cups, drinking

goblet

ritual

Title

Bowl with figure holding goblet and flask

Artist

Iraq

Century

9th-10th century

Object Creation Date

late 9th century - 10th century

Accession Number

1961/1.187

Medium and Support

earthenware with opaque white glaze with white luster

relevance

rank 12.07664

Primary Keywords

bowl (vessel)

ceramic ware

flask (bottle)

goblet

islamic