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PROPERTY FROM THE C. PHILIP CARDEIRO COLLECTION
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
Details
A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The deep, rounded body is raised on three columnar supports and is flat-cast on the exterior with a band of three taotie masks below the inward-canted rim from which rise two bail handles. The interior is cast with an inscription consisting of an animal oriented above a character, possibly Xin, possibly a family name. The patina is of grey and mottled green color, and there is some encrustation on the interior.
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The deep, rounded body is raised on three columnar supports and is flat-cast on the exterior with a band of three taotie masks below the inward-canted rim from which rise two bail handles. The interior is cast with an inscription consisting of an animal oriented above a character, possibly Xin, possibly a family name. The patina is of grey and mottled green color, and there is some encrustation on the interior.
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, California, prior to 1996.
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