A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER (DING) MIDDLE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 9TH CENTURY BC the body a deep U-shape rising to a slightly inverted neck, decorated with a single flat cast band of angular S-scrolls of dragon head profiles with a large pair of loop handles of rectangular section set to each side, the cover sharply angled between the top and sides surmounted by three crested flat-sided birds and a simple ring handle in the center, a silvery-gray patina with patches of green encrustation, wood stand, Japanese wood box (4) Height 11 in., 27.9 cm
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER (DING) MIDDLE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 9TH CENTURY BC the body a deep U-shape rising to a slightly inverted neck, decorated with a single flat cast band of angular S-scrolls of dragon head profiles with a large pair of loop handles of rectangular section set to each side, the cover sharply angled between the top and sides surmounted by three crested flat-sided birds and a simple ring handle in the center, a silvery-gray patina with patches of green encrustation, wood stand, Japanese wood box (4) Height 11 in., 27.9 cm
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