Possible lid of a vessel

Object Details

• Description

  This small bronze shows a lip on the hollow underside suggesting that it might have served as a lid. The top shows a human face with thick curved brows, flat nowe, bottle-shaped horns, and large ears.

• Provenance

  To 1997

  Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, New York, NY. [1]

  From 1997

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, New York, NY. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Acquisition Consideration Form and the Deed of Gift, copies in object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth FSC-B-499

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1990s

• Name

  Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Sculpture, Chinese Art, Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection, Metal-work

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)