Jue vessel

Manager ID

3699

Title

Jue vessel Shang Dynasty, Anyang phase (1300-1028), 12th-11th century BCE

Short title

Jue vessel

Record number

BATEA 1863

Simple name

wine container

Classified name

jue; bronze; ritual; ceremonial; wine; bronze; mark; inscription; alcohol

Description

Description part summary

Bronze jue wine warmer with a mark or proto-character cast behind the handle. Three faint lines wrap around the vessel, starting and stopping just before and after the handle. Swirl decorations are cast on top of the two prongs. The vessel is encrusted with minerals.

Description material

bronze

Description condition

Tip of one leg was restuck and an extension added. The tip of another leg was extended to that the vessel can stand on its own. The extensions replaced losses.General encrustation.The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2015

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

	Shades of bronze with greenish/brownish/reddish encrustation.

Description length

Description height

18.75 cm

Description diameter

Description width

9 cm

Description depth

16.5 cm

Description inscription

Description notes

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