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Ritual Three-legged Vessel
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This three-legged vessel is known as a ding. The sides feature six cast bronze kui dragons with bulging eyes, set as pairs facing one another. Together they form three taotie masks, which are subdivided by three ridges. Below this are triangular scrolls creating a frieze of cicada patterns. This object was used as a vessel for food in ritual offerings.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRitual Three-legged Vessel. c. -1200 - c. -1000. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
