A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE 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 rise from the rim. The bronze has a mottled, milky green patina with some malachite and azurite encrustation. 7½ in. (19 cm.) high
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE 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 rise from the rim. The bronze has a mottled, milky green patina with some malachite and azurite encrustation. 7½ in. (19 cm.) high
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