Chinese Art History Resources:
Shang Dynasty (1750-1040 BC)

(See also: China resource page)

Web Resources - Shang Dynasty - General History
Ancient China: The Shang Dynasty. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
Ancient Dynasties. Leon Poon, compiled from Army Area Handbook
Chinese History - Shang Dynasty. Ulrich Theobald
EMuseum: Shang Dynasty. Minnesota State University
History of China: Shang Dynasty. TravelChinaGuide.com
The Shang Dynasty. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University
Shang, Zhou, and the Classics. Sanderson Beck

Web Resources - Shang Dynasty - Art History
Art of China Review Slides. An-Yi Pan, Cornell University
Arts of China Study Sheet: Shang Dynasty. Julia Murray, University of Wisconsin
Chinese Art: Bronze Vessels. Ulrich Theobald
Chinese Bronzes. Marymount School
The Golden Age of Chinese Archchaeology: Bronze Age China. National Gallery of Art
Shang Dynasty Search Results. Freer and Sackler Galleries
Shang Tomb of Fu Hao. Patricia Buckley Ebrey et al., University of Washington
Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002

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1. Shang Dynasty Bronze Vessels

Zun after 1500	Zun 13-12c	Zun 13c	Hu after 1500	Jue after 1500	Guang 13-11c
Pou 13-11c	You 12c	You 11c	Fanglei 11c	Food Vessel 11c

2. Other Shang Dynasty Artifacts

Axe 1750-1040	Dagger 1750-1040	Cowrie 16c-8c	Bi 1500-1050
Statue 1300-1100	Head 1300-1100	Ivory Goblet 1200	Oracle Bone 12c

[last updated October 5, 2005]

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