A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY BC
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY BC The globular body is raised on three columnar supports, and is flat- cast around the sides with a band of three taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons with coiled tails confronted on narrow flanges above pendent triangular blades that are slightly raised from the surface. The decoration has black inlay. A pair of bail handles rises from the rim. The vessel has a mottled patina and milky green encrustation. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY BC
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY BC The globular body is raised on three columnar supports, and is flat- cast around the sides with a band of three taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons with coiled tails confronted on narrow flanges above pendent triangular blades that are slightly raised from the surface. The decoration has black inlay. A pair of bail handles rises from the rim. The vessel has a mottled patina and milky green encrustation. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
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