Tripod Food Container (Li), by China, Shang dynasty, Erligang period (c. 1500–1400 B.C.)

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Tripod Food Container (Li)

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

Medium: Bronze
Classification: Metalwork
Dimensions: 19.8 × 12.8 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Diam.: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
Culture: China
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
Credit line: Gift of T.T. Tsui
Rights: Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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