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Gu vessel
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3698
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Gu vessel Shang Dynasty, Anyang phase (1300-1028), 12th-11th century BCE
Short title
Gu vessel
Record number
BATEA 1862
Simple name
wine container
Classified name
gu; bronze; ritual; ceremonial; wine; bronze; mark; inscription; taotie; alcohol
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Bronze gu beaker encrusted with mineral adhesions. The taotie motif is heavily worn. There is a two or three character inscription behind the foot, which is illegible due to the encrustation. The conservator says the metal underneath is too unstable to safely remove the encrustation.
Description material
bronze
Description condition
The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2019; Treated for bronze disease, excess overpainting removed on previously restuck piece on rim and foot. Mineral encrustation.
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Shades of bronze with greenish/bluish encrustation.
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24 cm
Description diameter
15 cm
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Gallery location
Brunei Gallery, SOAS
Production date
12th-11th century BCE
Production period
Shang Dynasty, Anyang phase (1300-1028)
Production place
China
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