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PROPERTY FROM THE ALAN AND SIMONE HARTMAN
COLLECTION
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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING A large bronze cover ding of this proportion and decoration is
Spring and Autumn period illustrated by Jenny F. So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur
The spherical body divided by a raised fillet, flanked by a pair of lug M. Sackler Collections, Vol. III, New York, 1995, pp.140-141, no.15,
handles at the shoulder and supported below by three cabriole feet, described as Eastern Zhou: late Spring and Autumn period, mid- to
the gently domed cover set with three loop handles on top, decorated late 6th century B.C., North-central China.
overall with stylized serpent pattern arranged in concentric bands, the
same design cast on the lug handles, the dark gray metal with light
encrustation of malachite and cuprite inside and out, the interior with
traces of liquid from burial.
8 1/4in (21 cm) across handles

$2,000 - 3,000
春秋 雙耳龍紋青銅鼎

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