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Description and Documentation of the Art Object

Artist/maker: Henan bronze casting workshop Title: Ceremonial wine vessel in the form of a duck. Origin/country: China,Henan Province Medium: Cast bronze in piece mold technique. Style/form: Hevessel, a ceremonial container for wine. Dimensions: 20cm x22cm. Date/period: Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 –771 BC). Item Description: Zoomorphicduck-shapedHevessel with a globe-shaped handle standingonfour anthropomorphic legs. Signature/markings: The sides of the vessel are marked with Taotie. Condition: The object does not show sign of restoration and patina is consistent with purported age, showing multilayered patinaand oxidation.Uneven corrosion on a pattern apparently consistent withnatural aging