Libation cup of the "chueh" type, from a tomb

Made:
1500 -500 BCE in China
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Bronze libation cup of the chueh' type, from a tomb, Chinese
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Bronze libation cup of the "chueh" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze libation cup of the "chuch" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze libation cup of the "chuch" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze libation cup of the "chuch" type, from a tomb, Chinese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bronze libation cup of the "chueh" type, from a tomb, Chinese, 1500-500 BCE

Libations are liquids such as wine, honey or oil that are poured to honour the dead or in praise of the gods. Collected from a tomb, this bronze libation cup with two upright prongs and three sharply pointed legs is an example of a chueh-type cup. Bronze was an expensive material and this suggests the cup was placed on a tomb by a wealthy family.

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A198273
Materials:
complete and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 197 mm x 143 mm x 82 mm, .625kg
type:
libation cup
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)