CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GILT COPPER ALLOY TRIPOD DING

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CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CAST IN ARCHAIC ZHOU DYNASTY STYLE) HEAVY PATINATED COPPER ALLOY RITUAL COVERED CAULDRON (DING) WITH A DEEP HEMISPHERICAL BODY RAISED ON THREE CABRIOLE LEGS CAST WITH TAOTIE MASKS FLANKED BY TWO TALL RECTANGULAR LOOP HANDLES, SURMOUNTED BY A DOMED COVER FITTED WITH THREE SPLAYED LOOP FINIALS THE COVER AND EXTERIOR BODY DENSELY CAST WITH EXTENSIVE ARCHAIC BRONZE-SCRIPT (JINWEN) INSCRIPTIONS THE DOMED LID RETAINING PROMINENT TRACES OF PARCEL-GILT HIGHLIGHTS MEASURES APPROX. 13 IN HIGH TO HANDLES, 9.25 IN DIAMETER (RIM)

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