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Ritual bronze implement (<em>shao</em>) by Charles Lang Freer, Kee — VisualArtsDB

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Ritual bronze implement (<em>shao</em>)

Ritual bronze implement (<em>shao</em>)

Ritual bronze implement (<em>shao</em>)

Charles Lang Freer Kee

1000

Medium: Bronze
Genre: Ceremonial object
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Ceremonial Object

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Chinese ArtsculptureShang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)ArtbronzeCharles Lang Freer collectionMetal-work

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