Object Title
Pair of Lidded Wine Vessels
Measurements
17 1/2" oh x 10" dia (each)
Creation Date
Warring States Period (475-221 BCE)
Credit Line
Gift of the Dennis and Alyssa Law Foundation in honor of parents, Joseph and Loretta Law.
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2020.651.2a-b
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
End of Tang dynasty (907 CE)
Provenance Information
Purchased by Joseph Cho-Yiu Law [1922-2015] and Sau Ying Loretta Law [1923-2020], Hong Kong, between late 1970s-2000; By descent, Dennis Law [b. 1947], Greenwood Village, CO; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2020.
Exhibition Information
Oct. 2021-present, Denver Art Museum 5th floor gallery
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquisition of these works fills an important gap in the collection and provides an opportunity to put these objects into public domain and facilitate further research.