Lot Essay
The dating of the current lot is consistent with the results of thermoluminescence analysis carried out by The Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, no. 666y258.
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WARRING STATES PERIOD (B.C. 475-221)
Details
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING
WARRING STATES PERIOD (B.C. 475-221)
The circular vessel is finely cast with two angular upright handles decorated with entwined kui dragons. The body is cast with two further kui dragon bands, separated by a raised 'rope-twist' band, all supported on three cabriole feet. The flat cover is encircled with kui dragon bands and three applied openwork, L-shaped 'dragon' plaques, and is surmounted by a central loop handle.
13 in. (33 cm.) diam. wide
WARRING STATES PERIOD (B.C. 475-221)
The circular vessel is finely cast with two angular upright handles decorated with entwined kui dragons. The body is cast with two further kui dragon bands, separated by a raised 'rope-twist' band, all supported on three cabriole feet. The flat cover is encircled with kui dragon bands and three applied openwork, L-shaped 'dragon' plaques, and is surmounted by a central loop handle.
13 in. (33 cm.) diam. wide
Provenance
Formerly in a Private European collection amassed in the early 1990s.
Christie's London, 12 May 2012, Lot 275
Christie's London, 12 May 2012, Lot 275
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