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A cast bronze box standing on short, thin legs and small squares cut out of the walls. The top is slightly wider with two thick handles at the top. The top has long, swirling protruding forms along the corner edges.

'Li' Ritual Food Vessel in the Form of a Square Stove and Cauldron

Chinese

Cast bronze with gray-green patina; with a five-character dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Vessels