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Ritual wine cups
Rituals were exceptionally important during the Shang Dynasty, when it was believed that the world would suffer if these were not correctly performed. During these rituals, gifts of food and drink were presented in bronze vessels to please the ancestors, who represented the living in the world of the gods. There are dragons on the base of the trumpet-shaped cup and bird-like creatures
on the body …
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/48A981
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.541
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.829
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4633
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/48A981
Type of item
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.541
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.829
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4633
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.-1700 - c.-1050
Place-Time
- 16th century B.C.
- 15th century B.C.
- 14th century B.C.
- 13th century B.C.
- 12th century B.C.
- 11th century B.C.
Places
- China
- China
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.403
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.606
- AK-RAK-1988-2
Extent
- height 30.0 cm
- width 16.5 cm
Format
- bronze (metal)
- Bronze
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: China (collectie)
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:05:33.421Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:01:11.662Z