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ARCHAIASTIC CARVED HARDSTONE TRIPOD VESSEL

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

20TH C (C. 1970) CARVED HARDSTONE (LIKELY SERPENTINE) AN ARCHAIASTIC RITUAL VESSEL STANDING ON A TRIPOD BASE WITH LEGS TOPPED BY LION MASKS. THE BODY FEATURES INTRICATE PIERCED OPENWORK OF STYLIZED DRAGONS AND SCROLLWORK. THE STONE IS OF A PALE CELADON-GREEN TONE WITH RUSSET VEINING. APPROX. 8 IN HIGH

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

20TH C (C. 1970)
CARVED HARDSTONE (LIKELY SERPENTINE)
AN ARCHAIASTIC RITUAL VESSEL STANDING ON A TRIPOD BASE WITH LEGS TOPPED BY LION MASKS. THE BODY FEATURES INTRICATE PIERCED OPENWORK OF STYLIZED DRAGONS AND SCROLLWORK. THE STONE IS OF A PALE CELADON-GREEN TONE WITH RUSSET VEINING.
APPROX. 8 IN HIGH