AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC Raised on columnar supports, the lower body with cicada-filled blades pendent below a band comprising three pairs of birds confronted on notched flanges projecting from shield-shaped masks, the cicadas and dragons cast in relief and reserved on leiwen grounds, with a pair of bail handles rising from the rim, cast with a single character, "Guang", at the rim on the interior, with grey patina and malachite encrustation 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high, box
AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC Raised on columnar supports, the lower body with cicada-filled blades pendent below a band comprising three pairs of birds confronted on notched flanges projecting from shield-shaped masks, the cicadas and dragons cast in relief and reserved on leiwen grounds, with a pair of bail handles rising from the rim, cast with a single character, "Guang", at the rim on the interior, with grey patina and malachite encrustation 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high, box
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