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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING
Details
A LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING
WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY BC
The large and heavily cast vessel of globular form raised on cabriole legs, flanked at the shoulder by upright rectangular loop handles, the domed cover surmounted by a raised disc, the central body and cover cast with a dense design of stylised interlocking dragon scroll, a whorl motif cast inside the disc on the cover
14 11/16 in. (37.2 cm.) high
WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY BC
The large and heavily cast vessel of globular form raised on cabriole legs, flanked at the shoulder by upright rectangular loop handles, the domed cover surmounted by a raised disc, the central body and cover cast with a dense design of stylised interlocking dragon scroll, a whorl motif cast inside the disc on the cover
14 11/16 in. (37.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's London, 9 June 2004, lot 137