西周 青銅壺, Wine Vessel (Hu), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), late 9th–early 8th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Metalwork, As the Shang animal mask lost its symbolic meaning under the Zhou, it dissolved into an ornamental pattern, as here, where an “eye” is encircled by curving hooked lines.
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西周 青銅壺, Wine Vessel, Hu, Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 B.C, late 9th–early 8th century, China, Bronze, H, 21 3/4, 55.2 cm, W, 14, 37.5, Metalwork, Shang animal mask, lost, symbolic meaning, under, Zhou, dissolved, ornamental pattern, eye, encircled, curving hooked, lines
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