A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU

Lot 1501
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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ID 395478
Lot 1501 | A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
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$ 30 000 – 50 000
A BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU

LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC

The mid-section and foot are finely cast with bands of taotie masks on a leiwen ground, those on the foot below a band of dragons, all divided and separated by narrow notched flanges. The trumpet neck is cast with leiwen-filled blades above a band of serpents.

12 in. (30.8 cm.) high

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