AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL STEAMER VESSEL (YAN) LATE SHANG / EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC comprising two sections, the upper of deep U-shape rising to a flared rim and encircled by a three pairs of taotie confronting on narrow flanges, the rim with two upright loop handles, the lower section with three legs of conjoined large-horned taotie of lobed form tapering to slender columns, the interior with a dividing grill hinged at one side opposite a loop handle and pierced with five cross-shaped apertures, a four-character inscription on the interior reading 'Bo zuo zun yi', the patina a mottled brown-green with patches of encrustation (2) Height 14 1/4 in., 36 cm
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL STEAMER VESSEL (YAN) LATE SHANG / EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC comprising two sections, the upper of deep U-shape rising to a flared rim and encircled by a three pairs of taotie confronting on narrow flanges, the rim with two upright loop handles, the lower section with three legs of conjoined large-horned taotie of lobed form tapering to slender columns, the interior with a dividing grill hinged at one side opposite a loop handle and pierced with five cross-shaped apertures, a four-character inscription on the interior reading 'Bo zuo zun yi', the patina a mottled brown-green with patches of encrustation (2) Height 14 1/4 in., 36 cm
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