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| Keywords: Chinese - Covered Food Container - Walters 542182 - Profile.jpg On the lid are scenes of hunting and of related ritual activities the selection of mulberry branches for bows the shooting of birds and the sacrifice of a winged animal The section shown in the drawing depicts the preparation of food within a raised building Below musicians strike hanging gongs and bells Outside four figures brandishing spears perform a weapons dance Around the bowl of the vessel appear armed men among animals many of them fantastic century 6 5 BC bronze with copper inlay cm 19 6 22 9 accession number 54 2182 1313 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters Raiders and Traders on China's Northern Frontier Arthur M Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution Washington D C 1995-1996 place of origin China Walters Art Museum license Art of China in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Bronze of the Spring and Autumn Period Dou vessel Animal sacrifice in China | ||||
