A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC The slender pear-shaped body is raised on a spreading pedestal foot and crisply cast in relief with five bands of S-shaped scrolls with curled tips set between plain borders. A band of upright blades is flat-cast on the tall, slightly waisted neck and overlaid with a pair of taotie mask loop handles suspending loose rings. Each ring is attached to linked chains that slide through corresponding rings suspended from loops on the domed cover, which are also attached to loop terminals at the ends of the dragon-form handles. The vessel has a grey and milky green patina, and some green encrustation. 16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high with handle
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, LATE 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC The slender pear-shaped body is raised on a spreading pedestal foot and crisply cast in relief with five bands of S-shaped scrolls with curled tips set between plain borders. A band of upright blades is flat-cast on the tall, slightly waisted neck and overlaid with a pair of taotie mask loop handles suspending loose rings. Each ring is attached to linked chains that slide through corresponding rings suspended from loops on the domed cover, which are also attached to loop terminals at the ends of the dragon-form handles. The vessel has a grey and milky green patina, and some green encrustation. 16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high with handle
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