A BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The tri-lobed body cast in low relief with three taotie masks with large rounded eyes positioned above each of the three slightly tapering columnar legs and flanked by descending dragons, all reserved against the leiwen ground, the decoration enhanced by black inlay, with a pair of bail handles rising from the narrow everted rim, with an inscription below the rim on the interior, the dark grey patina with some green encrustation and earth-colored adhesions 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high
A BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LIDING SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The tri-lobed body cast in low relief with three taotie masks with large rounded eyes positioned above each of the three slightly tapering columnar legs and flanked by descending dragons, all reserved against the leiwen ground, the decoration enhanced by black inlay, with a pair of bail handles rising from the narrow everted rim, with an inscription below the rim on the interior, the dark grey patina with some green encrustation and earth-colored adhesions 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high
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