A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, PENG ZHOU DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, PENG ZHOU DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The body is raised on three columnar legs and is flat-cast around the sides with a band of cicada-filled triangles pendent from a narrow band below a band of taotie masks alternating with raised roundels decorated with whorl motifs, all with black infill that contrasts with the milky-green patina below the pair of bail handles that rise from the rim. A two-character inscription of a man carrying strings of cowrie shells while standing on a boat, reading peng zhou, is cast on an interior wall. 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, PENG ZHOU DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, PENG ZHOU DING LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The body is raised on three columnar legs and is flat-cast around the sides with a band of cicada-filled triangles pendent from a narrow band below a band of taotie masks alternating with raised roundels decorated with whorl motifs, all with black infill that contrasts with the milky-green patina below the pair of bail handles that rise from the rim. A two-character inscription of a man carrying strings of cowrie shells while standing on a boat, reading peng zhou, is cast on an interior wall. 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
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