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Wine container made of buffalo horn.
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Wine container made of buffalo horn.

While clay teapots were used by ordinary people, a copper teapot of this quality would have been reserved for use by the nobility. Copper, H: 38,5 cm
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While clay teapots were used by ordinary people, a copper teapot of this qu...

The silver vessel with a lid, druphor, is used for ceremonial offerings. Silver, firegilding, H: 12 cm
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The silver vessel with a lid, druphor, is used for ceremonial offerings....

Made of copper ornamented with silver bands and medal- lions, this large teapot of royal provenance is a fine example of the art of the metalworker. The handle is formed by a dragon while the spout is a horned makara, a mythical animal associated with the ocean. H: 41 cm
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Made of copper ornamented with silver bands and medal- lions, this large teapot...

Lidded container used for ceremonial offerings associated with good fortune as its name, yang tro, suggests. Bronze, H: 19,5 cm
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Lidded container used for ceremonial offerings associated with good for...

Snake with feet painted in black on a red earthenware amphora. (Late 3rd millenium BCE) Excavated in 1958 at Kan-Ku, Kansu, China. Height 38 cm
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Snake with feet painted in black on a red earthenware amp...

Red earthenware tripod jug K'uei. (3rd or early 2nd millenium BCE) Excavated in 1960 at Weifang, Shantung, China. Height 31.8 cm
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Red earthenware tripod jug K'uei. (3rd or early 2nd millen...

Ritual wine vessel Lei decorated with monster mask and tortoise. Bronze. Shang Dynasty. Excavated 1955 at Pai-Chai-Chuang, Cheng-Chou, Honan. Height: 25 cm
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Ritual wine vessel Lei decorated with monster mask and to...

Three-legged ritual food vessel Ting. Inscription: "Father Chi". Bronze. Shang Dynasty. Excavated 1959 at Anyang, Honan, China. Height: 21.7 cm
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Three-legged ritual food vessel Ting. Inscription: "Father Chi...

Ritual wine vessel Hsiao Yu in the form of two addorsed owls. Bronze. Shang Dynasty. Excavated 1957 at Shi-Lou, Shansi, China. Height with handle: 19.7 cm
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Ritual wine vessel Hsiao Yu in the form of two addor...

Four-legged ritual food vessel Ting decorated with human faces. Bronze. Shang Dynasty. Excavated 1965 at Ning-Hsiang, Hunan, China. Height: 38.7 cm
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Four-legged ritual food vessel Ting decorated with human fac...

Ritual wine mixer Kuang in form of a monster. Inscription: "Jih Chi". Bronze. Chou Dynasty. Excavated 1969 at Fu-Feng, Shensi, China. Height: 31.6 cm
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Ritual wine mixer Kuang in form of a monster. Inscr...