THREE BRONZE BELLS, ZHONG, LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
THREE BRONZE BELLS, ZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
Each is finely cast with bands of bosses formed by coiled serpents above a broad taotie band and surmounted by an inverted U-shaped handle cast with cowrie shells emerging from the mouths of recumbent mythical beasts.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.), 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.), 7 1/8 (18 cm.) high, stand
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Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.
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THREE BRONZE BELLS, ZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
Each is finely cast with bands of bosses formed by coiled serpents above a broad taotie band and surmounted by an inverted U-shaped handle cast with cowrie shells emerging from the mouths of recumbent mythical beasts.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.), 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.), 7 1/8 (18 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
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