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A RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 10TH-9TH CENTURY BC
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A RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 10TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The body is raised on three blade-shaped legs and is cast with a band of whorl roundels and leiwen. An inscription reading zi X (Son X) is cast on one of the posts that rise from the rim.
8 in. (20.7 cm.) high