ID 395435
Lot 1502 | A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JIA
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 90 000
MID-SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC
Raised on three thick, blade-shaped legs, the vessel is flat-cast on the body and the base of the neck with bands of taotie masks formed by birds with quills, rounded eyes, hooked beaks and scroll-filled bodies centered on narrow flanges, the decoration enhanced by a black matrix in the recessed areas. A plain strap handle is set to one side and the posts that rise from the rim have conical caps cast with comma motifs.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
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