Ritual Cauldron

anonymous, c. -1200 - c. -1000

Ancient Chinese bronzes were made of alloys of copper and tin, and sometimes also lead. These materials were heated into a molten mass and subsequently cast in the desired form in ceramic moulds.

  • Artwork typeritual object, gui, offerschaal
  • Object numberAK-MAK-6
  • Dimensionsheight 12 cm x diameter 16 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ritual Cauldron

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-6

  • Description

    Ritueel vat voor voedsel. Rijke decoratie in drie zones; uitspringende verticale lijsten. Deze gui heeft geen oren.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. -1200 - c. -1000

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 12 cm x diameter 16 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Orvar Karlbeck, 1935)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Orvar Karlbeck, fl. 630, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1935;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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