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1508     THE GE ZU JI GUI                                      西周早期   公元前十一至十世紀   戈祖己簋
               A LARGE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL
               EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
               The body is cast in low relief on each side with the disconnected parts of a   來源
               taotie below a further band of birds centered on each side by an animal mask   安思遠,紐約,1998年。
               cast in high relief. The vessel is raised on a tall spreading foot encircled by
               a band of birds centered on each side by a narrow fange. The large C-scroll
               handles are each surmounted by an animal head and terminate in a pendent
               tab cast with the claws and tail feathers of a bird. A three-character inscription
               is cast on the base of the interior. The bronze has a silvery grey patina with
               malachite and cuprite encrustation.
               15 in. (38 cm.) across the handles

               $500,000-700,000

               PROVENANCE
               Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, 1998.





































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