Title: Ritual Tripod Cauldron with Cover (Ding)
Object type: Tripod cauldron
Date: 3rd–2nd century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Eastern Zhou (770–256 BCE) to Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cauldrons