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POSSIBLY LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER PEDESTAL CUP
Possibly Liao dynasty (907-1125)
The deep body slightly waisted and chased with beaded borders defining eight facets, each enclosing a foliate spray reserved on a ring-punched ground below a narrow band of overlapping petals and a beaded mouth rim, the lower body chased with four slender foliate sprays on a ring-punched ground above a petal-lappet band at the top of the spreading pedestal foot decorated as a lotus leaf, the decoration highlighted in gilding
3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) high, box
Possibly Liao dynasty (907-1125)
The deep body slightly waisted and chased with beaded borders defining eight facets, each enclosing a foliate spray reserved on a ring-punched ground below a narrow band of overlapping petals and a beaded mouth rim, the lower body chased with four slender foliate sprays on a ring-punched ground above a petal-lappet band at the top of the spreading pedestal foot decorated as a lotus leaf, the decoration highlighted in gilding
3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) high, box