Yu, covered wine vessel
Artist
ZHOU DYNASTY
MediumMetal
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Jean Tennyson Boissevain
Object number1974.15.2
DescriptionPyriform vessel of oval section with conforming cover and bail handle having two animal heads at the shoulders; the body divided by cruciform strapwork into eight plain panels with diamond bosses at the intersections. Cover and neck with collars of fret diaper of which the lower is bossed with two small t'ao-t'ieh heads. Fugitive light green encrustations.On View
Not on viewCollections
950-1000
2nd-3rd century
Possibly 2 century
