西周 青銅壺
Unknown Artist
As the Shang animal mask lost its symbolic meaning under the Zhou, it dissolved into an ornamental pattern, as here, where an “eye” is encircled by curving hooked lines.
Credit: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber through the Live Oak Foundation, 1988
Late 9th-early 8th century B.C.
Bronze
37.5cm
1988.20.4a, b
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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