Tripod Food Container (Li)

China

Chinese (culture or style)vesselbronze

Date

Shang dynasty, Erligang period (c. 1500–1400 B.C.)

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

19.8 × 12.8 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Diam.: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of T.T. Tsui

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