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Wine Cups (Jue)

c. 1200 BCE
(c. 1250–1046 BCE)
bronze
Overall: 20.3 x 19.7 cm (8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund and Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1960.78
Location: 241A Arts of Ancient China
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Description

Wine and food played a major role in ritual offerings to the ancestral spirits and the Supreme Ancestor (Shangdi) performed by the Shang rulers in the state cult of ancestor worship. A variety of wine vessels—each type given a specific name—was cast to bear witness to the power and artistic vitality of this remote civilization.

This example of a jue wine cup is for libations. Other major types of wine vessels include jia (wine warming vessel), fangyou (square wine container), and gu (beaker with a trumpeted mouth for pouring).
Wine Cups (Jue)

Wine Cups (Jue)

c. 1200 BCE

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE), Anyang phase (c. 1250–1046 BCE)

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