Title: Ritual Water Container (Yu)
Object type: Water container
Date: 13th–12th century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. 17 in. (43.2 cm); Diam. of rim 19 in. (48.3 cm); Diam. of foot 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of George H. Kent, 1923
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cauldrons