"Nai-sun-tso-tsu-chi"  Ting
Vessel
Late Shang to Early Western
Chou Period
(ca. 12th century B.C.)
Overall height   26.4cm
Width of mouth   58.3cm
Weight          79,650g
        This  is  one  of  the 
museum's    four   outsized 
ting vessels. It is massive,
sturdy,  thick and  heavy. 
Beneath  the  lip and above
the  feet  it  is  decorated 
with  animal  mask motifs, 
further   adding   to   its 
majestic  air.