Native Name | Hu (Chinese vessel type) |
Object Number | 29-25-2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Shang Dynasty (uncertain) | Zhou Dynasty (uncertain) |
Date Made | 1200 - 1100 BCE |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Copper Alloy | Bronze |
Technique | Cast |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Small drinking cup of oval section. The inscription on the inside bottom reads: 尹舟父丙 Yin Zhou Fu Bing which translates as: Yin [an official title], Zhou [name], Fu Bing [Father Day 3, the person to whom the object is dedicated]. The inscription may have been cut recently. |
Height | 10.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 2.75 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1929 |
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