A RARE PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELS, GU
SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC
A RARE PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELS, GU SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC Each of slender form, the trumpet-shaped neck cast with four blades of cicada type above a narrow band of four angular snakes with hooked tails, the center section with two taotie masks divided and separated by narrow flanges, above two cruciform openings interrupting bow-string bands, the flared foot with a narrow band of scrolls above two larger taotie masks, each cast inside the foot with the same inscription, and also cast with two opposing pairs of slender tapering blade-shaped motifs, with mottled grey and milky green patina and areas of green malachite encrustation 11 in. (28. cm.) high (2)
A RARE PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELS, GU
SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC
A RARE PAIR OF BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELS, GU SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC Each of slender form, the trumpet-shaped neck cast with four blades of cicada type above a narrow band of four angular snakes with hooked tails, the center section with two taotie masks divided and separated by narrow flanges, above two cruciform openings interrupting bow-string bands, the flared foot with a narrow band of scrolls above two larger taotie masks, each cast inside the foot with the same inscription, and also cast with two opposing pairs of slender tapering blade-shaped motifs, with mottled grey and milky green patina and areas of green malachite encrustation 11 in. (28. cm.) high (2)
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