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Bronze covered ding with stylised kui dragon head
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Bronze covered ding with stylised kui dragon head
Bronze covered ding with stylised kui dragon head
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1065
Title
Bronze covered ding with stylised kui dragon head decoration 5th century BC
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Bronze covered ding with stylised kui dragon head
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BATEA : 1061
Simple name
ding
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metal; bronze; ding; Warring States; kui; dragon; animal; Houma; China; burial; tomb; tripod; cover; handle;
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A large covered bronze ding with body decorated with two bands of continuous stylized kui dragon heads separated by a notched ridge. The ding has squared 'D'-shaped handles. The cover has three plain circular rings (which serve as a stand when the cover is reversed) which are also decorated with similar kui dragon head designs in the centre and in a broad outer band.
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bronze
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The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2019; good
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17.1 cm
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17.6 cm ?14cm
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Gallery location
Brunei Gallery, SOAS
Production date
5th century BC
Production period
late Spring and Autumn/early Warring States
Production place
China
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