Wine Warmer (Jia) with Ox Heads (Translation)
牛首獸紋斝 商晚期 (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

13th–11th century BC
Chinese
Containers-Vessels
Metalwork
Bronze
China
Overall: 8 1/2 × 8 × 9 in. (21.59 × 20.32 × 22.86 cm)
57.45.4
This wine warmer exemplifies the multisection-mold technique, with three outer molds forming this particular bronze. The mold joints in this vessel are evident at the centers of the legs and the handle below the animal head. What appears to be the accretion of hard dirt on the legs may well be original mold materials.
Shang dynasty (1600 - 1045 BC)
None
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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