A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC The deep, rounded sides are raised on three columnar supports, and are cast in low relief with a wide band of snakes reserved on a leiwen ground, below a pair of bail handles rising from the rim. The interior is cast with a graph. The bronze surface has a dark silvery-grey patina with some green and azurite encrustation. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) high
A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC The deep, rounded sides are raised on three columnar supports, and are cast in low relief with a wide band of snakes reserved on a leiwen ground, below a pair of bail handles rising from the rim. The interior is cast with a graph. The bronze surface has a dark silvery-grey patina with some green and azurite encrustation. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) high
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