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A rare archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, jue
Early Shang dynasty, Erligang culture
Raised on three tall pointed triangular feet, the compressed elliptical
waisted body highlighting a band of ‘X’ motifs, one side set with a
flattened handle, all extending upwards towards a flared narrow spout
and tail, the rim surmounted by a pair of whorl motifs.
16cm high.
HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000
For a similar example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, see Shang
Ritual Bronzes in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei, 1998,
pp.116-119, illustrated, no.1.
商早期 二里岡文化 網格紋爵

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