A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU
LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 8TH CENTURY BC
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 8TH CENTURY BC Of rounded rectangular section and raised on a conforming pedestal foot, the sides divided into quadrants by strapwork cast in high relief with a diamond at the interstices, each quadrant enclosing an eye surrounded by relief ribbons, with a narrow band of scrolls centered by an eye on the neck which is set with a pair of loop handles cast with bovine mask with horns above small ears, with the upright neck and head of a bird issuing from its snout, with mottled green patina 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm.) high
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU
LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 8TH CENTURY BC
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, HU LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 8TH CENTURY BC Of rounded rectangular section and raised on a conforming pedestal foot, the sides divided into quadrants by strapwork cast in high relief with a diamond at the interstices, each quadrant enclosing an eye surrounded by relief ribbons, with a narrow band of scrolls centered by an eye on the neck which is set with a pair of loop handles cast with bovine mask with horns above small ears, with the upright neck and head of a bird issuing from its snout, with mottled green patina 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm.) high
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