Urn with Lid | Yale University Art Gallery

300–100 B.C.

The urn has a central design band showing a procession of warriors on boats. Below are outlines of animals, including an elephant.

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: vessel + lid: 17 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (43.8 × 31.8 cm)
a (vessel): 13 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (34 × 29 cm)
b (lid): 3 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (8 × 29 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Susan L. Beningson and Steve Arons in memory of Renée Beningson
Accession Number: 2014.45.1
Culture: Dong Son
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

First known collector is an American businessman in the 1960s.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions 2014," http://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2014_02.pdf (accessed December 1, 2014).

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