Lot 1212
1212
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
PROPERTY OF A SOUTH FLORIDA COLLECTOR
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING

LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC

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A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LIDING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The vessel is raised on three supports leading up into each deep lobe of the body, which is cast in relief with three taotie masks below the flared rim surmounted by a pair of bail handles. The bronze has a mottled milky-green patina.
5 15/16 in. (15 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's New York, 2 December 1985, lot 74.

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Lot Essay

A liding cast with similar taotie decoration, but of slightly larger size (17 cm. high) and more squat proportions, from Teng county, Shandong province, is illustrated in Shang Chou Dynasty Bronze V, Li Vessels, vol. 5, Taipei, 1990, p. 88, no. 32.

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