A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC

A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, DING
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The tri-lobed body is raised on three columnar legs and is cast above each leg with a large taotie mask with rounded eyes, all reserved on a leiwen ground. A pair of inverted U-shaped handles rises from the rim. There is a later-added inscription on one side of the interior. The bronze has a grey and mottled milky-green patina.
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) high

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Pre-Lot Text
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