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Ritual Wine Vessel (Jue)
12th century BCE
Bronze
(China )
(China )
The short inscription under the handle indicates that the vessel was made in memory of a male ancestor. The decoration is in low relief and incised.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Yamanaka Sale, Collection of a Chinese nobleman from Tientsin, American Art Association, January 29,1914, no. 120; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/16 × W: 7 1/2 × D: 4 1/4 in. (20.5 × 19.1 × 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2184