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LOT 1989
Chinese Style Funerary Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 5/8 in. (445 grams, 19.5 cm high).
An undated, archaic style funerary vessel with flask-shaped body, pierced lug handles at the shoulders suspending a link chain and beast-head handle, pedestal foot; both faces decorated with a panel displaying figural scenes in raised relief, a dancer at the centre flanked by animals and scrolling tendrils, musicians standing to either side; extensive remains of polychrome pigmentation. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
West Country, UK, collection.
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