Tripod
1000 BC-900 BC (made)
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Tripod in the shape of a bronze vessel li, with the body rising out of three hollow pointed legs to a wide moiuth with splayed-out rim. The exterior is covered with cord impressed pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Grey earthenware with impressed decoration |
| Brief description | Tripod (li), grey earthenware with cord impressed pattern, China, Western Zhou dynasty, 1000-900 BC |
| Physical description | Tripod in the shape of a bronze vessel li, with the body rising out of three hollow pointed legs to a wide moiuth with splayed-out rim. The exterior is covered with cord impressed pattern. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the R.H. Benson, and J. Highfield Jones Collections (Sotheby's Sale, 30 Nov. 1954). |
| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 5. |
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| Accession number | C.87-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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