Jar Lid

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Native Name	Lei
Object Number:	C351B
Current Location:	Asia Galleries Currently On Display
Culture:	Chinese
Provenience:	China Xi'an
Period:	Shang Dynasty
Date Made:	Shang Dynasty
Early Date:	-1600
Late Date:	-1046
Section:	Asian
Materials:	Copper Alloy Bronze
Technique:	Cast
Credit Line:	Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of Lammot du Pont, 1918

Description

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Chinese Halls (1941 - 1966)	View Objects in Exhibition
Chinese Bronze and Metal-Working (Rotunda Case Exhibit) ( Jan 1987 - Feb 1988)	View Objects in Exhibition
Chinese Bronze and Jade (Rotunda Case Exhibit) ( Jul 2001)	View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 53 Bottom right	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 9. no. 2-3. pg. 9-50 Actual Citation	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue] 1938. Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 97	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Bishop, Carl W. 1918. "Two Chinese Bronze Vessels". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. IX. no. No.2. pg. 99-120 Actual Citation	View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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