Bronze Ting Cauldron, with a Cover

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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