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Ting: O.1-1941

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Ting Caldron, bronze with black inlay, inscribed. There are three pillar like legs under a semi spherical body, with two rectangular loop handles. The body is divided by small ridges into six parts, each containing a dragon. Where their heads butt at one of the divisions, a t'ao t'ieh mask is formed. Above this, there are two in each part, forming a frieze.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by E. Maurice B. Ingram

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 25 cm
Height: 31.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Ingram, Edward Maurice Berkeley

Dating

Shang-yin Dynasty, c. 1766-1122 BC
Circa -1766 - -1122

Materials used in production

Bronze

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.1-1941
Primary reference Number: 138275
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 March 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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