LOT 212:
Vessel "Dou" Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period (480-221 BC)
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Vessel "Dou" Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period (480-221 BC)
Bronze inlaid with an amalgam of fine silver, 99.97% pure, and gold, according to the results and analysis of the piece. The shape presents a flared foot that holds a rounded body, decorated with birds, and a lid with three mythological animals.
Size: 11 cm (high); Diameter 8.5cm.
Documentation:
Attached is a dossier with results to tests performed with X-ray fluorescence microscopy.
Provenance:
European private collection.