A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The unusually large vessel is raised on three blade-shaped legs and is crisply cast in relief on the deep sides with two taotie masks reserved on a leiwen band and separated by notched flanges below a band of blades. One mask is divided by a further flange and the other by the C-shaped handle surmounted by a bovine head. A pair of semi-circular posts surmounted by whorl-cast conical caps rises from the rim. The surface has a mottled milky-green patina, and some earth encrustation on the interior. 9 7/8 in. (29 cm.) high
A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC The unusually large vessel is raised on three blade-shaped legs and is crisply cast in relief on the deep sides with two taotie masks reserved on a leiwen band and separated by notched flanges below a band of blades. One mask is divided by a further flange and the other by the C-shaped handle surmounted by a bovine head. A pair of semi-circular posts surmounted by whorl-cast conical caps rises from the rim. The surface has a mottled milky-green patina, and some earth encrustation on the interior. 9 7/8 in. (29 cm.) high
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