Drinking Cup

29-25-2

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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