A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, GENG JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC The deep, U-shaped body is raised on three blade-like legs and is decorated with two taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons, one centered on a narrow flange, the other on a pictograph, geng , cast beneath the curved handle surmounted by a buffalo head. The interior of one of the two capped posts has a later-added inscription. The bronze has a smooth greenish-brown patina. 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high Provenance J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1960. Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Else Sackler. Elizabeth A. Sackler.
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, GENG JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC The deep, U-shaped body is raised on three blade-like legs and is decorated with two taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons, one centered on a narrow flange, the other on a pictograph, geng , cast beneath the curved handle surmounted by a buffalo head. The interior of one of the two capped posts has a later-added inscription. The bronze has a smooth greenish-brown patina. 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high Provenance J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1960. Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Else Sackler. Elizabeth A. Sackler.
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