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Spoon (Bi)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spoon (Bi) by Spoon. The object is a bronze-colored spoon with a decorative handle. The handle is thin and long with a darker brown color on the edges. The handle features a design at the top with scroll-like cutouts and a small circular indentation. The bowl of the spoon is leaf-shaped and smooth. The background is gray with a shadow cast to the right of the spoon.

Artwork details

Date:
late 9th–early 8th century BCE
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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