Rituele lepel, Chinese Ceramics, Rijksmuseum.
Bekervormig voorwerp met platte steel en aan de voorkant een staande vogel, een lepel(?), van zwart aardewerk. De 'beker' loopt van onderen smal toe om daarna weer wijder uit te lopen. De vogel steekt de kop bo... More
Rituele offerschaal, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Ritual Cauldron, Tall Wine Cup, Tripod Wine Cup, and Wine Vessel. These four objects were used for libations of wine during ritual offerings. They are known as jia, gu, jue and yu. Ancient Chinese bronzes were ... More
Fragment van een ritueel object
Fragment, Shangyin, been, opeenvolging van fabeldieren. Public domain photograph of museum object, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rituele wijnbeker, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Rituele wijnbeker met vijf banden van vlechtwerk om het vat, waarvan één om de voet. Met deksel.
Ritual flask, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Deksel van platte fles (platte zijde verdeeld in rechthoeken). Public domain photograph of bronze archaeological object, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ritual Vessels, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
These objects were used during rituals and other ceremonies. Food was cooked or presented in the three-legged ding. The high gu served as a wine cup. Both vessels are decorated with a taotie mask in solid relie... More
Rituele offerschaal, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Ritueel vat met deksel voor voedsel met decoratie op drie banden. De oren hebben de vorm van een monster dat een gestileerde vogel verslindt.
Ritueel vat, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Ritual Cauldron, Tall Wine Cup, Tripod Wine Cup, and Wine Vessel. These four objects were used for libations of wine during ritual offerings. They are known as jia, gu, jue and yu. Ancient Chinese bronzes were ... More
Ritual wine vessel, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Deksel van ritueel wijnvat; groene, grijze en bruine patina. Public domain photograph of bronze archaeological object, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rituele plengbeker, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Beker op drievoet, met een uitkragende rand en een grote schenktuit. Twee oren en twee opstaande knoppen aan de rand.
Rituele wijnbeker, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Ritual Cauldron, Tall Wine Cup, Tripod Wine Cup, and Wine Vessel. These four objects were used for libations of wine during ritual offerings. They are known as jia, gu, jue and yu. Ancient Chinese bronzes were ... More
Ritueel wijnvat, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Ritueel wijnvat met deksel; hengsel en deksel ontbreken. De versiering bestaat uit draken en taotie-motieven in relief op leiwen-fond, vijfde stijl.
Rituele wijnbeker, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Rituele wijnbeker met vijf banden van vlechtwerk om het vat, waarvan één om de voet.
Ritueel wijnvat sculpture, Asia
Ritueel wijnvat met deksel met hengsel. Decoratieve lijst rond hals lichaam met gestileerde fabeldieren; op deze lijst twee monsterkopjes alsook op het deksel.
Ritual flask and wine vessel - Public domain museum image. A vase with...
From 771 BC China was divided into a number of warring states. Their rulers emphasized their power through outward display, so bronzes of this so-called Warring States period had to be richly decorated. Repeati... More
Two dagger-axes, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
This kind of broad, dagger-like blade was affixed at a right angle to the end of a long pole, forming a weapon that was probably carried by foot soldiers. The turquoise inlay, however, shows that these were no ... More
Ritual Three-legged Vessel, bronze
This three-legged vessel is known as a ding. The sides feature six cast bronze kui dragons with bulging eyes, set as pairs facing one another. Together they form three taotie masks, which are subdivided by thre... More
Fragment van een ritueel object
Fragment, Shangyin, been, ingelegd met turkooizen, vier op elkaar staande taotie-maskers. Gebroken.
Rituele plengbeker, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
Rituele plengbeker versierd met taotie en leiwen. Public domain photograph of bronze archaeological object, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ritual bell, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
This bell once formed part of a large set attached to a wooden frame by their dragon handles. Two separate tones could be produced by striking the bell in two different places – in the middle and at an angle on... More
Chinese Ritual Object (Bi) - Public domain museum image. A green stone...
Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (ca. 3200–2000 B.C.) Public domain photograph of metal museum object , free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ritual wine scoop with monster heads and a dragon
Rituele wijnlepel met een pijpekop-vormig reservoir dat door twee monsterkoppen en een geprofileerde steel verbonden is met het handvat.
Chinese Ritual Object (Cong) - Public domain museum image. A tall blac...
Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Dagger-axe, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
This jade imitation of a bronze dagger-axe was too fragile for use in combat, suggesting that such weapons may have been intended to serve as symbols of military might and status. It is also possible that they ... More
Two dagger-axes, Bronze, Chinese Collection Rijksmuseum.
This kind of broad, dagger-like blade was affixed at a right angle to the end of a long pole, forming a weapon that was probably carried by foot soldiers. The turquoise inlay, however, shows that these were no ... More
Photo of Water Vessel - Public domain dedication
Water has traditionally played an important role in Hindu and Buddhist rituals in Indonesia, and this is still clearly manifest throughout Bali. Water has a purifying effect and symbolizes amrita, the elixir of... More
Photo of Kan - Public domain dedication
Bronzen kan voor levenselixer. De tuit op de schouder ontbreekt. Public domain photograph of vase-shaped vessel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chinese Ritual Object (Cong) - Public domain museum image. A black and...
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.) Public domain photograph of Shang dynasty archaeological object, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chinese Ritual Object (Bi) - Public domain museum image. A black and w...
Neolithic period Public domain photograph of metal museum object , free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description