東周 陶甬鐘|Model of a bell (Yong Zhong)
Unknown
5th century BCE · Earthenware · Asian Art
During the Eastern Zhou period, graduated sets of bronze bells became an important adjunct to courtly ceremonies as well as a mark of elite status. This pottery imitation was undoubtedly part of a set intended for burial to provide the tomb occupant with music in the afterlife.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 5th century BCE
- Medium
- Earthenware
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber through the Live Oak Foundation, 1988
