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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD KETTLE AND COVER, HE
Eastern Zhou dynasty/Warring States period, 475-221 B.C.Cast with a compressed spherical body, the spout in the form of horned serpent appearing to pass through the shoulder of the kettle after emerging from the mouth of a similar serpent which forms the arched handle, the bodies of both serpents finely incised with scales, the flat-topped circular cover set with a loop finial and attached to the handle via a loop and rigid chain, all raised on three short legs emerging from the mouth of mythical beasts, the smooth polished surfaces with malachite and ferrous encrustation. 9in (22.8cm) high
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西周/戰國 青銅夔首提梁盉Provenance:Ben Janssens, London, 31 March 2000來源:倫敦,Ben Janssens,2000年3月31日A similar example in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, is illustrated by Jenny So, Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes, vol. III, 1995, pp. 406-7, no. 84.