Sacral bronze vessel (jia), Shang dynasty

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dc.contributor.authorConsten, Eleanor von Erdberg
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialChina
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T03:10:59Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T03:10:59Z
dc.date.created1958
dc.date.updated2020-08-24T03:10:59Z
dc.descriptionThis vessel was used for the heating of sacrificial wine and is an example of the rarer version of this vessel in its square and four-legged form. Most commonly the vessel is in the form of a tripod and round. It is lidded, with two handles. The decoration is a horned, winged owl with a small dragon and the lid handles are two horned birds. -- h: 31.1 cm.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierANUA 682-5015
dc.identifier.otherC-218
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/208099
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2167
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectmetalwork
dc.subjectbronze
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleSacral bronze vessel (jia), Shang dynasty
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Eleanor von Erdberg Consten, Das alte China (Ancient China), Berlin, Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1958, Plate 28

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