WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 10TH-9TH CENTURY BC
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TWO RARE BRONZE RITUAL LADLES
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 10TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The smaller with arched handle, the broad flat end cast with a bird with long crest feathers that trail upwards, with a small bovine mask cast at the base of the cup-shaped bowl; the long arched handle of the larger ladle with median ridge and triangular tip, with a taotie mask at the other end which connects to the side of the deep bowl, both with some green encrustation
6½ and 11½ in. (16.5 and 29.2 cm.) long (2)
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 10TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The smaller with arched handle, the broad flat end cast with a bird with long crest feathers that trail upwards, with a small bovine mask cast at the base of the cup-shaped bowl; the long arched handle of the larger ladle with median ridge and triangular tip, with a taotie mask at the other end which connects to the side of the deep bowl, both with some green encrustation
6½ and 11½ in. (16.5 and 29.2 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1978.
Brought to you by
Krystelle Sun
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