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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOU AN ARCHAIC BRONZE DAGGER, GE
Eastern Zhou Shang Dynasty
The bowl raised on a pedestal foot and decorated with a band of Cast with a central ridge running the length of the blade, the hilt with
bosses and dense S-scrolls, with a pair of loop rope twist handles. a cross guard and circular aperture to the grip, the silvered surface
25.5cm (9 7/8in) high (2). with heavy verdigris encrusting, fitted box. 21.5cm (8 1/2in) long (2).

£2,000 - 3,000 £800 - 1,000
HK$19,000 - 29,000 HK$7,800 - 9,700
CNY17,000 - 26,000 CNY6,800 - 8,500
Property from an English Private Collection acquired prior to 2005. Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 12th December 2002, lot 183.

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