On view
Asian Art
Huo Pavilion
Huo Pavilion
Miniature tripod cooking vessel (ding 鼎),
ca. 11th–10th century BCE
Chinese
Late Shang dynasty, 1299 - 1000 BCE | Anyang period, 13th–11th century BCE | Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century–771 BCE
y1965-23
Information
Title
Miniature tripod cooking vessel (ding 鼎)
Dates
ca. 11th–10th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. with handles 6.6 cm., diam. 5.2 cm. (2 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the C. D. Carter Collection, by subscription
Object Number
y1965-23
Place Made
Asia, China
Culture
Period
Materials
Chester Dale Carter (1883–1962) and Dolly Carter, 1952–1965 [1]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 1965. [1] Acquired in Japan between 1952 and 1959 while Chester Dale Carter was an employee of the Ethyl Corporation.
