A IMPORTANT CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL LEI
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A IMPORTANT CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL LEI
The heavily cast vessel is raised on a spreading, molded foot. The body is decorated with a band of pendant blades enclosing pairs of confronted dragons, and the shoulder is decorated with a band of flower-like motifs with central 'eyes' alternating with whorl bosses, interrupted by a pair of bovine-mask-surmounted, D-shaped handles that suspend loose rings, below a band of wave patterns around the neck. The bronze has a blackish patina with small areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation.
Dimension: L. 27 cm. W. 20 cm. H. 38 cm. Weight 11320 grams.
The heavily cast vessel is raised on a spreading, molded foot. The body is decorated with a band of pendant blades enclosing pairs of confronted dragons, and the shoulder is decorated with a band of flower-like motifs with central 'eyes' alternating with whorl bosses, interrupted by a pair of bovine-mask-surmounted, D-shaped handles that suspend loose rings, below a band of wave patterns around the neck. The bronze has a blackish patina with small areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation.
Dimension: L. 27 cm. W. 20 cm. H. 38 cm. Weight 11320 grams.
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A IMPORTANT CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL LEI
Estimate $10,000 - $20,000
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