A RARE FINELY CAST LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZUN
SHANG DYNASTY, EARLY ANYANG, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A RARE FINELY CAST LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZUN SHANG DYNASTY, EARLY ANYANG, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The body and tall flared foot flat-cast with three large taotie masks divided and separated by hooked flanges, the taotie positioned below rams' heads cast in high relief on the shoulder between pairs of kui dragons, all below a dragon band and upright scroll-filled blades on the trumpet-shaped neck, with a single character cast in the base of the interior, with mottled milky-green patina and malachite and azurite encrustation 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high, 11¾ in. (30 cm.) across, box
A RARE FINELY CAST LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZUN
SHANG DYNASTY, EARLY ANYANG, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A RARE FINELY CAST LARGE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZUN SHANG DYNASTY, EARLY ANYANG, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The body and tall flared foot flat-cast with three large taotie masks divided and separated by hooked flanges, the taotie positioned below rams' heads cast in high relief on the shoulder between pairs of kui dragons, all below a dragon band and upright scroll-filled blades on the trumpet-shaped neck, with a single character cast in the base of the interior, with mottled milky-green patina and malachite and azurite encrustation 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high, 11¾ in. (30 cm.) across, box
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