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LATE SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC)
Details
A BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC)
The exterior of the vessel is decorated with three taotie masks above each foot, reserved on a dense leiwen ground, with two upright loop handles rising from the rim. The bronze has a mottled dark grey patina with some areas of encrustation.
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high
LATE SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC)
The exterior of the vessel is decorated with three taotie masks above each foot, reserved on a dense leiwen ground, with two upright loop handles rising from the rim. The bronze has a mottled dark grey patina with some areas of encrustation.
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 30 March 1978, lot 17.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
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