AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC The plain, broad pear-shaped body of circular section is raised on a spreading foot pierced with four slits, each positioned below one of the V-shaped loops that project from between bow-string borders on the shoulder. The cover has slightly waisted sides and a domed top surmounted by a knob decorated on the sides with upright petals and on top with stepped circles. A two-character inscription, li vessel, is cast in the bottom of the you and inside the cover. The smooth surface is of dark grey color mottled in milky green. 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC The plain, broad pear-shaped body of circular section is raised on a spreading foot pierced with four slits, each positioned below one of the V-shaped loops that project from between bow-string borders on the shoulder. The cover has slightly waisted sides and a domed top surmounted by a knob decorated on the sides with upright petals and on top with stepped circles. A two-character inscription, li vessel, is cast in the bottom of the you and inside the cover. The smooth surface is of dark grey color mottled in milky green. 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
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