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023 Chinese Zhou ritual vessel 17 Feb 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 10

A Chinese bronze vessel used both for feasting and as an object to be buried alongside the dead for use in the afterlife. What can this beautiful bronze bowl tell us about life in China at this time? Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, finds out how the long-established Shang dynasty was overthrown by a group of outsiders, the Zhou. With contributions from Dame Jessica Rawson and the Chinese scholar Wang Tao.