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Jue wine vessel — still image

Ancient · № 339

Jue wine vessel

Unknown Chinese artist(s) · 12th-11th century BCE

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Jue wine vessel

Commons STL mirrored from Minneapolis Institute of Art Sketchfab; Mia source metadata gives late Shang date, bronze medium, and gallery location.

Maker
Unknown Chinese artist(s)
Date
12th-11th century BCE
Place
Asia
Material
Bronze
Dimensions
9 7/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in. (23.97 x 17.78 x 12.54 cm)
Current collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gallery 214
Source: Wikimedia Commons / Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗

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The ornament on this late Shang wine vessel was made through a mold: ridges visible on the bronze began as recessed designs in the casting surface.
Wall text from The Work of the Surface

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Use the 3D view to inspect the overall form, then zoom in to compare surface, joins, and tool marks. Lighting controls can make shallow carving and material changes easier to see.

Maker
Unknown Chinese artist(s)
Date
12th-11th century BCE
Place
Asia
Material
Bronze
Dimensions
9 7/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in. (23.97 x 17.78 x 12.54 cm)
Current collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gallery 214
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

Related exhibitions

This work appears in

05The Work of the SurfaceView exhibition ↗