A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, GENG JUE, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, GENG JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The deep, U-shaped body is raised on three blade-like legs and is decorated with two taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons, one centered on a narrow flange, the other on a pictograph, geng, cast beneath the curved handle surmounted by a buffalo head. The interior of one of the two capped posts has a later-added inscription. The bronze has a smooth greenish-brown patina.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
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A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, GENG JUE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC
The deep, U-shaped body is raised on three blade-like legs and is decorated with two taotie masks formed by pairs of dragons, one centered on a narrow flange, the other on a pictograph, geng, cast beneath the curved handle surmounted by a buffalo head. The interior of one of the two capped posts has a later-added inscription. The bronze has a smooth greenish-brown patina.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
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