A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JIA

Lot 1502
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 1502 | A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JIA
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$ 70 000 – 90 000
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JIA

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

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