Ritual vessel & cover
Unknown artist, 1122–1100 BC
Heavily patinated yu type vessel. It has a fitted domed lid culminating in a flared cylinder intended to form a foot-ring when the lid is upturned, to serve as a cup. Lid and body are ornamented with bands of amphisbaena dragons, the base of the body with long-tailed birds; the handle with monster-masks elongated into cicada-like forms.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Ritual vessel & cover, 1122–1100 BC
Date supported
1970
Dimensions
26 x 13 x 10 cm
Grant
1000
Total cost
4000
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