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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Archaistic Bronze-form Vessel
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Archaistic Bronze-form Vessel

Maker China
DateSong dynasty (960-1279)
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumJade
Dimensions2 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in. (6.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.279
On View
On view
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DescriptionOf compressed zun form, the sides carved in shallow relief with two pairs of confronted dragons contained within keyfret borders, below four raised keyfret-incised flanges which divide the shoulder and interrupt a band of dots above, the widely flared neck encircled by two bowstring bands and carved on the interior with three grooved lines, intentionally altered to a blackish color with areas of the pale gray stone showing through, minor rim chips.
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