A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD POURING VESSEL, HE

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25.09.2020 14:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 1510 | A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD POURING VESSEL, HE
A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD POURING VESSEL, HE

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

The vessel is cast in relief with three bands of confronted birds, the body of one inverted, bordered by narrow, copper-inlaid bands of continuous scrolls, and is supported on three legs, each in the form of a bird with spread wings perched on the shoulders of a crouching humanoid figure. The forequarters of a bird with hinged beak forms the spout on one side opposite its tail projecting from the other side. The cover has a monkey-form finial connected by a chain to the arched handle formed as the body of a feline-like animal.

11 ½ in. (29.1 cm.) long

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