These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Crystal, in the shape of ancient bronze vessel resting on a short spreading foot. The body is decorated with geometric taotie masks and the neck tapering blades. A pair of monster-face handles suspending loose rings and the domed cover surmounted by a lion.
Height: 22 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1934) by Young, W, MA
1700 - 1800
Accession number: O.13 & A-1934
Primary reference Number: 138769
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Vase" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/138769 Accessed: 2024-11-22 02:23:33
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/138769
|title=Vase
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 02:23:33|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-138769
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/O_13_20_26_20A_1934_20_281_29.jpg" alt="Vase" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Vase</figcaption> </figure> </div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...