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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES AND
MARGOT NESBITT, OKLAHOMA CITY
1400
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL,
YONGZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD,
6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
The heavily cast bell is of lenticular section
and is decorated on each side with a panel
containing three rows of projecting bosses
alternating with two rows of angular
S-shaped dragons, all within narrow raised
borders. Related dragon scrolls are cast on
the top, and the solid shank is encircled by a
round collar with a projecting loop handle
cast with an animal mask. The bell has a dark
brown patina and areas of malachite and
cuprite encrustation.
11º in. (28.5 cm.) high, wood stand
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Oklahoma City, acquired
in Georgia in 1982.
春秋晚期 蟠虺紋甬鐘
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