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Ritual wine cup (Zhi)

Ancient China, 1100 – 1000BCE
Ritual wine cup (Zhi), Ancient China
Ritual wine cup (Zhi), zoomed in
19 cmRitual wine cup (Zhi) scale comparison8.9 cm

Ritual wine cup (Zhi) is an Ancient Chinese Bronze Sculpture created between 1100BCE and 1000BCE. It lives at the Freer Gallery of Art in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Vessels. SourceSee Ritual wine cup (Zhi) in the Kaleidoscope

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