A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG/ EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (LATE 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC)
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG/ EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (LATE 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC) The exterior of the body is intricately cast with a taotie mask separated by three thin vertical flanges, below stylised blades encircling the mouth. There is a pair of upright posts rising from the mouth rim and an animal-form handle to one side, underneath which is cast a single graph. The vessel is supported on three narrow tapered legs. The bronze has a dark brownish-green patina with some areas of malachite encrustation. 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG/ EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (LATE 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC)
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG/ EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (LATE 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC) The exterior of the body is intricately cast with a taotie mask separated by three thin vertical flanges, below stylised blades encircling the mouth. There is a pair of upright posts rising from the mouth rim and an animal-form handle to one side, underneath which is cast a single graph. The vessel is supported on three narrow tapered legs. The bronze has a dark brownish-green patina with some areas of malachite encrustation. 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
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