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Bronze Ting Cauldron, with a Cover

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An image of Ting with cover, bronze, double loop handles at the sides with three rings, superbly chiselled with a scroll motif in the centre, and engraved with bands of intertwined archaic fret which are repeated in two zones on the body, supported on three eabriole legs with ogre masks in low relief, green patination with slight reddy-brown markings, the interior with blue and green encrusted patina. Chinese, circa 481 to 221 B.C.

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Ting with cover, bronze, double loop handles at the sides with three rings, superbly chiselled with a scroll motif in the centre, and engraved with bands of intertwined archaic fret which are repeated in two zones on the body, supported on three eabriole legs with ogre masks in low relief, green patination with slight reddy-brown markings, the interior with blue and green encrusted patina. Chinese, circa 481 to 221 B.C.

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  • Accession Number: O.1-1942
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 760 pixels
  • Image width: 568 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 58.70kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2011:08:08 19:35:02

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3rd Century 4th Century 5th Century BC Bronze Chinese Date Department Fitz_AA Material Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_OPACtd cauldron lidded ting vessel

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