A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)

A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)
Cast to the body with two horizontal bands of stylised birds, applied with an overhead handle with animal-head attachements, the cover with further stylised bird motifs encircling the finial
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, not including handle

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