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A BRONZE TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
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A BRONZE TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Raised on three columnar supports, the rounded triangular body with deep, tapering sides cast in flat relief with three pairs of long-snouted dragons confronted on simplified taotie masks and reserved on a band of leiwen, all below a pair of angular loop handles rising from the flat rim, some restoration--6¾in. (17.1cm.) across handles
EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
Raised on three columnar supports, the rounded triangular body with deep, tapering sides cast in flat relief with three pairs of long-snouted dragons confronted on simplified taotie masks and reserved on a band of leiwen, all below a pair of angular loop handles rising from the flat rim, some restoration--6¾in. (17.1cm.) across handles