228: Shang Style Bronze Vessel

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Description

A finely inlaid cast bronze vessel after the prehistoric Chinese Shang Dynasty, with a metal inlay and with the cover surmounted by three apotropaic animal heads and supported with elegant feet terminating in tao-tie animal masks. A good, later period example.

Size: 8 ¼ in. high by 8 ¼ in. between the protruding lugs. Extensive oxidation.