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Cup-shaped Lacquered Vessel
Hubei Provincial Museum
Wuhan, China
This vessel was unearthed from the east tomb chamber. It has a red lacquer base, upon which painted patterns of rope, dragon and thunder with gold and scarlet lacquer. The patterns are symmetrical. The vessel looks like an up-side-down cup and on the top there are two holes. The function of the vessel remains mystery.
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Details
- Title: Cup-shaped Lacquered Vessel
- Location: Unearthed from Leigudun Tomb (No.1 ), Suizhou, Hubei
- Medium: Lacquer
- Excavation Date: 1978
- Dynasty: Around 433 B.C. (the East Zhou Dynasty and the early Warring States Period)
- Dimensions: Height: 11.2 cm; diameter: 11.8 cm.
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