AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH BC
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH BC The tall slender vessel is divided into three sections. The trumpet-shaped upper body is crisply cast with four upright cicada blades. The central section and spreading foot are decorated with a dense leiwen and taotie -pattern band divided by four vertical ribbed flanges. The surface has a pale green-grey patina with areas of bluish-green encrustation. The interior of the base is cast with a single graph. 10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.) high
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH BC
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH BC The tall slender vessel is divided into three sections. The trumpet-shaped upper body is crisply cast with four upright cicada blades. The central section and spreading foot are decorated with a dense leiwen and taotie -pattern band divided by four vertical ribbed flanges. The surface has a pale green-grey patina with areas of bluish-green encrustation. The interior of the base is cast with a single graph. 10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.) high
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