Wine Vessel (Gu) (Translation)
獸面紋觚 商晚期 (Primary Title)
Gu (Wine Vessel) (Former Title)
Unknown (Artist)
As a goblet for drinking wine, this vessel, known as a gu, has an elegant shape with a high base and a narrow waist. Stylized zoomorphic designs cover the surface. Below the rim, blades are rendered in low relief, a common attribute of such bronzes.The pictogram cast inside the hollow foot suggests the clan of the owner to whom this vessel is dedicated.
Shang dynasty (1600 - 1045 BC)
Underside of foot: Pictograph (Insignia of a clan)
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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