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ARCHAIC STYLE BRONZE RITUAL GUI VESSEL

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

A CHINESE ARCHAIC-STYLE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL (GUI), CAST WITH A COMPREHENSIVE MATRICULATION OF WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY ICONOGRAPHY. THE BULBOUS CIRCULAR BODY IS FLANKED BY TWO LARGE LOOP HANDLES COMPRISING HEAVILY SCULPTED MYTHICAL BEAST HEADS (TAOTIE) THAT EXTEND DOWNWARD INTO CURVING PENDANT FLANGES. MEASURES APPROX. 7 IN HIGH, 9.25 IN DIAMETER (RIM)

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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Location
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

A CHINESE ARCHAIC-STYLE BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL (GUI), CAST WITH A COMPREHENSIVE MATRICULATION OF WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY ICONOGRAPHY. THE BULBOUS CIRCULAR BODY IS FLANKED BY TWO LARGE LOOP HANDLES COMPRISING HEAVILY SCULPTED MYTHICAL BEAST HEADS (TAOTIE) THAT EXTEND DOWNWARD INTO CURVING PENDANT FLANGES.
MEASURES APPROX. 7 IN HIGH, 9.25 IN DIAMETER (RIM)