Ritual wine warmer with taotie
- Medium
- Bronze
- Genre
- Vessel
Styles
Tags
TaotieChinese ArtmaskssculptureArtbronzeAnyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)Wine and wine making
About
Ceremonial wine vessel, type chueh. Surface: variable apple green and bluish patina; traces of earthy incrustation; pin hole in bottom; tips of the three legs repaired. Decoration: cast in low and incised relief; flanges strongly projecting.