Fragment of a Dou
Fragment of a Dou

On view

Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Fragment of a Dou,

ca. 1300 BCE

Chinese
Shang dynasty, 1299 - 1000 BCE | Anyang period, 13th–11th century BCE
y1967-127

Information

Title
Fragment of a Dou
Dates

ca. 1300 BCE

Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
h. 5.0 cm., w. 12.3 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (1 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1967-127
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Anyang (Shang style)
Type
sherds, ceramics, vessels (containers)
Materials
stoneware
Subject
geometric patterns

Anyang, Honan Province, China; [Mayuyama & Co., Japan]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 1967.

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