Libation cup of the "chueh" type, from a tomb
- Made:
- 1500 -500 BCE in China
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LicenseBronze libation cup of the chueh' type, from a tomb, Chinese
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Bronze libation cup of the "chueh" type, from a tomb, Chinese
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Bronze libation cup of the "chuch" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze libation cup of the "chuch" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze libation cup of the "chuch" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze libation cup of the "chueh" type, from a tomb, Chinese, 1500-500 BCE
Libations are liquids such as wine, honey or oil that are poured to honour the dead or in praise of the gods. Collected from a tomb, this bronze libation cup with two upright prongs and three sharply pointed legs is an example of a chueh-type cup. Bronze was an expensive material and this suggests the cup was placed on a tomb by a wealthy family.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A198273
- Materials:
- complete and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 197 mm x 143 mm x 82 mm, .625kg
- type:
- libation cup
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
