A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LI, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)
A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LI
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)
Raised on three supports leading up into each deep lobe of the body, cast to each side with the eyes of a stylised taotie mask decorated with C-scrolls all below the everted rim with a pair of upright handles, the surface with areas of malachite encrustation
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
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A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL, LI
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 BC)
Raised on three supports leading up into each deep lobe of the body, cast to each side with the eyes of a stylised taotie mask decorated with C-scrolls all below the everted rim with a pair of upright handles, the surface with areas of malachite encrustation
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
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