| Native Name | Ding (鼎) |
| Object Number | 41-25-1A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Western Zhou Dynasty |
| Date Made | Early Western Zhou Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Bronze |
| Description | Ding (鼎), bronze food vessel with cover and three legs. The body is strongly decorated with three large bovine taotie masks separated by flanges. The cover handle and the two upright handles on the vessel are ornamented with wide-mouthed spiral horned animals in high relief. Greyish green patina. On the inside of the lid and on the bottom of the bowl there is an ox head. |
| Height | 29.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 27 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1941 |
| Other Number | LOO 86326 - Other Number | L-137-2 - Other Number |
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