Food vessel (ding)

Object Details

• Origin

  Anyang, Henan province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  BCE 1000s

• Place

  China, Henan province, Anyang

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)