A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FU DING YOU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FU DING YOU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The you of pear shape and elliptical section is raised on a spreading foot encircled by two bow-string bands. The sides are cast with a raised band of angular spirals between borders of circles, with an animal mask cast in high relief on each side and two loops at the ends, to which are attached the ends of the rope-twist handle. The domed cover has waisted sides and is decorated with a similar band below the segmented finial. Both the bottom of the interior of the vessel and the interior of the cover are cast with a two-character inscription, reading fu ding . The vessel has a greenish patina with areas of light malachite encrustation. 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, box
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FU DING YOU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FU DING YOU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The you of pear shape and elliptical section is raised on a spreading foot encircled by two bow-string bands. The sides are cast with a raised band of angular spirals between borders of circles, with an animal mask cast in high relief on each side and two loops at the ends, to which are attached the ends of the rope-twist handle. The domed cover has waisted sides and is decorated with a similar band below the segmented finial. Both the bottom of the interior of the vessel and the interior of the cover are cast with a two-character inscription, reading fu ding . The vessel has a greenish patina with areas of light malachite encrustation. 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, box
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