AN INSCRIBED ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 B.C.) The pear-shaped body is elegantly cast with a band of straps and diamond-shaped rivet below a band of confronting archaic birds on a scroll ground, facing a raised mythical beast head, framed by an arched handle cast with stylised linear design terminating in two raised animal heads. The domed cover is decorated with a further band of confronting birds below an oval finial. The interior is cast with a six-character inscription. 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.) high overall
AN INSCRIBED ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1100-771 B.C.) The pear-shaped body is elegantly cast with a band of straps and diamond-shaped rivet below a band of confronting archaic birds on a scroll ground, facing a raised mythical beast head, framed by an arched handle cast with stylised linear design terminating in two raised animal heads. The domed cover is decorated with a further band of confronting birds below an oval finial. The interior is cast with a six-character inscription. 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.) high overall
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