Fragment of a cup

anonymous, -1200 - -1050

This fragment comes from an elongated ritual cup. Such cups were generally made of bronze, although some examples are also of ivory or – as is the case here – of bone. The profuse decoration recalls the ornamentation of bronze vessels from the same period. At the base and in the centre are stylized monster heads, with eyes, horns and claws.

  • Artwork typeritual object, fragment
  • Object numberAK-MAK-2
  • Dimensionsheight 28 cm x width 7 cm x depth 3.2 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Fragment of a cup

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-2

  • Description

    Fragment, Shangyin, been, taotie-, krekel-, fabeldier en driehoekornament.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    -1200 - -1050

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 28 cm x width 7 cm x depth 3.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Oriental Fine Arts Inc, New York, 1949)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Oriental Fine Arts Inc, New York, £ 30, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1949;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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