Ritual Wine Container (Zun). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 13 3/4in. (34.9 cm); Diam. of rim: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); Diam. of foot: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Wt. 16 lb. (7.3 kg). Date: late 11th century B.C..This elaborate set of wine vessels provides an idea of the splendor of Shang and early Zhou ritual ceremonies. The set is said to have come from a tomb uncovered in 1901; shortly thereafter, it entered the collection of Duan Fang, a senior Manchu official and one of the preeminent antiquarians of the late Qing period. The pieces vary in style and execution. Although eleven of the vessels are inscribed, only one grouping shares identical inscriptions: the two wine containers, or you (nos. 2, 3) and the tall wine container, or zun (no. 4). A second grouping has largely comparable inscriptions: the spouted water vessel, or he (no. 5) and one cup, or zhi (no. 11).A partial reconstruction of the set's arrangement in the tomb may be established from corrosion outlines on the three principa