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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.
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