Double-ram Zun

Identifier: 1936,1118.1
Title: Double-ram Zun; 双羊尊
Creator: Unknown Artist
Description: Bronze vessel in the shape of a jar flanked by the heads and forequarters of two rams, with curling and rounded horns, and bodies covered with a pattern of scales; It originally belonged to the collection of the Old Summer Palace. After the "Burning of the Old Summer Palace" in 1860, it was plundered by the British and French forces and lost overseas. The other one is hidden in the Nezu Museum of Art in Japan.
Date: Late Shang Dynasty
Subject: Bronzes, Chinese; China--History--Shang dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C.
Former Location: Summer Palace; Beijing
Current Location: British Museum
Type: Bronze
Rights Holder: The British Museum
References: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1936-1118-1