A BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC Both the bowl and the spreading pedestal foot cast with a band of alternating bosses and stars, the band below the flared rim interrupted by horned animal heads surmounting the C-scroll handles cast at the bottom with large flat bird-claw pendants, with an inscription of five large characters cast in the bottom of the interior, the satiny mottled green patina with areas of malachite green encrustation 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) across handles
A BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC Both the bowl and the spreading pedestal foot cast with a band of alternating bosses and stars, the band below the flared rim interrupted by horned animal heads surmounting the C-scroll handles cast at the bottom with large flat bird-claw pendants, with an inscription of five large characters cast in the bottom of the interior, the satiny mottled green patina with areas of malachite green encrustation 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) across handles
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