Archaic bronze vessel and cover
8in., 20cms, wide
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, 770 – 446 BC.
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A Chinese archaic bronze food vessel, ding or dou, and cover, on three feet, with eight ring handles, the cover surmounted by a ring to form the foot when upturned. The body and cover each have a wide band of incised decoration partly covered with black and green encrustation.
(one small hole to cover and two small holes in underside).