AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING SHANG/ZHOU DYNASTY Of well cast, rounded triangular section, cast in low relief with a band of confronted kui dragons, with prominent oval eyes, curled horns and hooked fangs, each with a long body and scrolled tail, on a leiwen ground, confronted on vertical flanges and forming taotie masks, the lipped rim set on each side with triple-stranded loop handles, raised on slightly tapered, cylindrical legs linked by radiating struts in relief on the underside, the patination of olive-brown color--8 in. (20.3cm.)
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING SHANG/ZHOU DYNASTY Of well cast, rounded triangular section, cast in low relief with a band of confronted kui dragons, with prominent oval eyes, curled horns and hooked fangs, each with a long body and scrolled tail, on a leiwen ground, confronted on vertical flanges and forming taotie masks, the lipped rim set on each side with triple-stranded loop handles, raised on slightly tapered, cylindrical legs linked by radiating struts in relief on the underside, the patination of olive-brown color--8 in. (20.3cm.)
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