Wine Vessel (Gu)
The gu (wine vessel) was one of the forms cast in bronze for ritual purposes during the Bronze Age (ca. 1600–300 BCE). Used to hold wine, it stood on a ritual altar as part of an ensemble including other bronze vessel shapes.
Artifact
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id
26648
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.2183_Prof_TR_T90III.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.2183_Prof_TR_T90III.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.2183_Prof_TR_T90III.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2183 |