Ritual Food Container with Cover (Dui) ca. 4th century B.C. China The lid of this food container is embellished with three animals that function as feet when the lid is inverted as a tray. Paired dragons and rolling curls decorate the vessel surface. The cast depressions in the design are filled in with a black pigment made of bone char and lacquer that enhances the contrast between the composition and background. The vessels sumptuous decor is characteristic of late Eastern Zhou bronzes, which by this period were seen as symbols of wealth and status rather than simply paraphernalia for solemn rituals.. Ritual Food Container with Cover (Dui). China. ca. 4th century B.C.. Bronze inlaid with composition of bone black and lacquer. Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 B.C.). Metalwork

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Ritual Food Container with Cover (Dui) ca. 4th century B.C. China The lid of this food container is embellished with three animals that function as feet when the lid is inverted as a tray. Paired dragons and rolling curls decorate the vessel surface. The cast depressions in the design are filled in with a black pigment made of bone char and lacquer that enhances the contrast between the composition and background. The vessels sumptuous decor is characteristic of late Eastern Zhou bronzes, which by this period were seen as symbols of wealth and status rather than simply paraphernalia for solemn rituals.. Ritual Food Container with Cover (Dui). China. ca. 4th century B.C.. Bronze inlaid with composition of bone black and lacquer. Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 B.C.). Metalwork

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