Jar
C351A
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China | Xi'an
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Lei |
| Object Number | C351A |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Xi'an |
| Period | Shang Dynasty |
| Date Made | Shang Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast |
| Description | A covered bronze wine jar (lei) of heavy rugged form and decoration with considerable green patina. It is divided vertically from the knob of its cover to the bottom of the base by three notched flanges dividing the jar into three equal vertical sections. Each of these sections are divided down the center by a similar flange which terminates at the shoulder via a highly conventionalized animal head molded in the round. There are relief patterns on the surface. There is no inscription. |
| Height | 45.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 37 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of Lammot du Pont, 1918 |
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