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The tri-lobed shape and combed ridges of this cooking pot increased heating efficiency by maximizing the vessel’s surface area.
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商代 壓印篦紋陶鬲
Title: Lobed cooking cauldron (Li )
Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Date: 12th–11th century BCE
Culture: China
Medium: Earthenware with comb striations
Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Benjamin Pasamanick and Dr. Hilda Knobloch, 1972
Accession Number: 1972.275.5
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