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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.
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西周 青銅壺
Title: Wine container (Hu)
Period: Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BCE)
Date: late 9th–early 8th century BCE
Culture: China
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber through the Live Oak Foundation, 1988
Object Number: 1988.20.4a, b
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