Tripod (Ding)

1000s BCE Overall: 57.4 cm (22 5/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.2

Large and majestic, this tripod gives the effect of overpowering force. Three animal masks (known as taotie) with coiled creatures are aligned in the decorative frieze. With the gaze of the staring eyes, the animal masks assert a religious presence and are meant to instill fea...

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