A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC Raised on three columnar legs cast at the top with a taotie mask centered on a flange and positioned below the three lobes of the body which are cast in high relief with large taotie masks also centered on flanges, below a narrow band of three pairs of confronted dragons encircling the constricted neck, all reserved on leiwen grounds with remnants of black inlay, with a pair of bail handles rising from the everted rim, with mottled grey and milky green patina and areas of heavy encrustation on the interior 9 in. (23 cm.) high
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC Raised on three columnar legs cast at the top with a taotie mask centered on a flange and positioned below the three lobes of the body which are cast in high relief with large taotie masks also centered on flanges, below a narrow band of three pairs of confronted dragons encircling the constricted neck, all reserved on leiwen grounds with remnants of black inlay, with a pair of bail handles rising from the everted rim, with mottled grey and milky green patina and areas of heavy encrustation on the interior 9 in. (23 cm.) high
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