thumb|right|200px|Chinese ritual bronze wine vessel, Shang dynasty, 13th century BC, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery The 13th century BC was the period from 1300 to 1201 BC.
thumb|right|200px|Ch.inese ritual bronze wine vessel, Shang dynasty, 13th century BC, Arthur M Sackler Gallery The 13th century BC was the period from 1300 to 1201 BC.