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LOT 2145

Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel

20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 1/4 in. (3 kg, 35 cm high).

With flared base, bulbous body and flared neck, circumferential band to the equator, taotie mask to each shoulder with suspension ring, domed lid with stylised dragons; after the antique.

Provenance

Acquired from the London art market in the 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2145

Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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