A BRONZE TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JIA
SHANG DYNASTY, EARLY ANYANG PERIOD, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three blade-form supports, the sides flat-cast with a wide band of three taotie masks positioned between the supports and with rounded eyes and a slender dividing flange, beneath a narrow band of stylized dragons, with a simple strap handle and a pair of rectangular posts with large conical caps cast with comma motifs, with malachite encrustation and a pale milky green patina
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high, box
A BRONZE TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JIA
SHANG DYNASTY, EARLY ANYANG PERIOD, 13TH-12TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three blade-form supports, the sides flat-cast with a wide band of three taotie masks positioned between the supports and with rounded eyes and a slender dividing flange, beneath a narrow band of stylized dragons, with a simple strap handle and a pair of rectangular posts with large conical caps cast with comma motifs, with malachite encrustation and a pale milky green patina
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high, box
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