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Zhou dynasty: ceremonial bronze gui

Zhou dynasty: bronze zhong

Large bronze jian water basin from 5th century BCE China, featuring animal-head ring handles and intricate bands of serpentine and dragon designs.

Zhou dynasty: ceremonial bronze dou

Zhou dynasty: charioteer

Zhou dynasty: decorated wood bowl

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Ceremonial bronze fangyi, late 11th–early 10th century bc, Zhou dynasty; in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Embroidered silk with dragon, phoenix, and tiger pattern, from Mashan Tomb No. 1, 4th–3rd century bce, Zhou dynasty; in the Jingzhou Museum, Hubei province, China.

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