A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C. Cast to the neck with four leiwen -filled blades rising from a band of S-shaped serpents, the middle section and foot with the disconnected parts of a taotie mask divided by notched flanges, the interior of the foot with a three-character inscription 12 5/8 in. (32.2 cm.) high Provenance Acquired by the current owner in the late 1970s.
A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C. Cast to the neck with four leiwen -filled blades rising from a band of S-shaped serpents, the middle section and foot with the disconnected parts of a taotie mask divided by notched flanges, the interior of the foot with a three-character inscription 12 5/8 in. (32.2 cm.) high Provenance Acquired by the current owner in the late 1970s.
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