Covered tripod cauldron (lei)
Chinese
Large covered ovoid, bronze-form cauldron with three cabriole legs and two movable rings attached to arched handles at the shoulders; the slightly domed cover with matching movable ring-handle; light gray stoneware body with natural ash glaze over horizontal bands of stamped decoration.
Proto Porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze Proto Porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE