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LOT 2156
Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 5/8 in. (3.3 kg, 37.2 cm).
Tripod wine vessel with rounded body and three tapering legs, broad lip to the neck, two domed studs to the rim, band of low relief ornament and single lateral strap handle.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection.
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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From an English collection formed before 2000. 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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