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               10 – archaic bronze wine or water vessel lei
               SHANG DYNASTY, ERLIGANG PERIOD
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                             TH
                     TH
               CIRCA 17  / 16  – 14  CENTURIES B. C.
               H.: 14.9 CM  D.: 9.5 CM
               Rare, small, archaic bronze vessel lei, used to hold either wine or
               water. The sides of the vessel’s well-rounded body rise from a low
               conical foot ring to a concave neck and terminate in a flared rim.
               The body is cast with a frieze of three taotie masks in low relief with
               round and protruding eyes. Pairs of horizontal lines in high relief
               encircle the neck and foot.
               The silvery-grey patina of the vessel bears some smooth malachite
               encrustation.




























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