A RARE SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZHI
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The broad pear-shaped body is decorated around the neck with a narrow band of two taotie motifs centered by small flanges, and the pedestal foot is encircled by a narrow band of four 'eyes' centering diagonally-arranged scrolls. The bottom of the interior is cast with a two-character inscription, Fu Xin (Father Xin). The surface has a mottled pale-green patina with areas of cuprite encrustation.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
A RARE SMALL BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZHI
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The broad pear-shaped body is decorated around the neck with a narrow band of two taotie motifs centered by small flanges, and the pedestal foot is encircled by a narrow band of four 'eyes' centering diagonally-arranged scrolls. The bottom of the interior is cast with a two-character inscription, Fu Xin (Father Xin). The surface has a mottled pale-green patina with areas of cuprite encrustation.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
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