A VERY RARE CARVED BONE RITUAL IMPLEMENT
SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A VERY RARE CARVED BONE RITUAL IMPLEMENT SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC Of slender waisted outline with flared curved ends, the upper end of each side finely carved, on the convex side with four taotie masks stacked above a narrow scroll band and a band of pendent blades, the slightly concave reverse carved with three vertically arranged dragons shown in profile, above scroll and pendent blade bands, and bordered at one edge by a raised band of scrolls interrupted by five equally spaced solid rectangles, the lower end of each side uncarved, and on the concave reverse forms a scoop 8 15/16 in. (22.8 cm.) long
A VERY RARE CARVED BONE RITUAL IMPLEMENT
SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A VERY RARE CARVED BONE RITUAL IMPLEMENT SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC Of slender waisted outline with flared curved ends, the upper end of each side finely carved, on the convex side with four taotie masks stacked above a narrow scroll band and a band of pendent blades, the slightly concave reverse carved with three vertically arranged dragons shown in profile, above scroll and pendent blade bands, and bordered at one edge by a raised band of scrolls interrupted by five equally spaced solid rectangles, the lower end of each side uncarved, and on the concave reverse forms a scoop 8 15/16 in. (22.8 cm.) long
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