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Wine cup in the shape of addorsed owls (Zhi)

12th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 商 青銅鴞形觶
  • Title: Wine cup in the shape of addorsed owls (Zhi)
  • Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
  • Date: 12th century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.28a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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