A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, guang , of oval cross-section with a deep spout, set on a sloping pierced ring foot, the loop handle cast on one side, surmounted by an animal head, the lid cast with a large horned monster head at one end in relief along the top of the cover, the interior with a two-character inscription, the bronze with a rich green patina and areas of red cuprite, malachite, and azurite encrustations, Shang Dynasty 18cm. high
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, guang , of oval cross-section with a deep spout, set on a sloping pierced ring foot, the loop handle cast on one side, surmounted by an animal head, the lid cast with a large horned monster head at one end in relief along the top of the cover, the interior with a two-character inscription, the bronze with a rich green patina and areas of red cuprite, malachite, and azurite encrustations, Shang Dynasty 18cm. high
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