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- Dimension: Height without stand: 7 5/8 in (19.4 cm) Width: 5 7/8 in (14.9 cm)
- Estimate From: $6800
- Estimate To: $12000
The three large lobes forming the sides of the deep vessel, each cast with a taotie animal mask in raised relief reserved on a leiwen ground symmetrically centered on shaped lobes and vertical flanges, below a band of stylized kui dragon, all beneath a mouth rim set with a pair of loop handles, the vessel of dark greenish tone with malachite and azurite encrustation. Shang Dynasty period or later.
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