Period:Shang dynasty Production date:15thC BC – 14thC BC
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Dimensions:Height: 16.80 centimetres
Description:
Bronze vessel of the type called gu. The lower half of the vessel is decorated with a band of relief consisting of scrolls. This band is bordered by two bowstring lines above and below.
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![图片[1]-gu BM-1990-0807.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00165964_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-gu BM-1990-0807.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00308036_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-gu BM-1990-0807.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00513859_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Bronze vessels were at first a speciality of the cities of Henan province, and the very earliest vessels have come from Erlitou, near the present-day city of Luoyang. Bronzes gradually replaced ceramic vessels previously buried in tombs. The form of bronze vessels changed gradually as casting techniques developed in China. These changes distanced the bronzes from the ceramics of everyday use, making their highly valued ritual status explicit to the eye.
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Dimensions:Height: 16.80 centimetres
Description:
Bronze vessel of the type called gu. The lower half of the vessel is decorated with a band of relief consisting of scrolls. This band is bordered by two bowstring lines above and below.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Bronze vessels were at first a speciality of the cities of Henan province, and the very earliest vessels have come from Erlitou, near the present-day city of Luoyang. Bronzes gradually replaced ceramic vessels previously buried in tombs. The form of bronze vessels changed gradually as casting techniques developed in China. These changes distanced the bronzes from the ceramics of everyday use, making their highly valued ritual status explicit to the eye.
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