A BRONZE RITUAL WINE TRIPOD VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE TRIPOD VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The vessel is raised on three blade-form supports, and the sides are finely cast with two taotie masks formed by pairs of addorsed birds, one mask is centered by a narrow flange, the other by an inscription cast under the handle. A pair of capped posts decorated with whorls rises from the rim. The bronze has a reddish-brown patina with some malachite encrustation. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE TRIPOD VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE TRIPOD VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC The vessel is raised on three blade-form supports, and the sides are finely cast with two taotie masks formed by pairs of addorsed birds, one mask is centered by a narrow flange, the other by an inscription cast under the handle. A pair of capped posts decorated with whorls rises from the rim. The bronze has a reddish-brown patina with some malachite encrustation. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
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