Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou)
A bronze tripod vessel with a shallow, rounded bowl set on three hollow legs ending in splayed feet. A long, curving handle rises from one side and terminates in a dragon head with an open jaw and finely incised scales. A small loop handle and a flat pouring spout extend from the opposite side. The surface has a mottled green patina.
Look closer: A small loop handle sits on the left rim beside the flat spout.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 500s
- Medium
- bronze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2777 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund