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Ritual Food Steamer (Yan) with Bovine Decor

Ritual Food Steamer (Yan) with Bovine Decor

Chinese

Cast bronze; with integrally cast three-character inscription reading "Yao Zuo Yi" on the interior wall

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

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