Description:

**Originally Listed At $600**

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600 to 1046 BCE. A cast leaded-bronze vessel with a flat, stable base, and rounded walls that swell gently outward to a rolled rim. The upper shoulder is decorated with 6 bosses each with 6 petaloid lobes around the domed center- all shaped like a flower. A heavy earthen brown and green patina covers the surface of this ancient bowl. This bowl was perhaps a burial good, as the number 6 is a lucky number that ensures smooth transitions and fortune - auspicious symbolism to ensure prosperity in the afterlife. Size: 7" Diameter x 3.75" H (17.8 cm x 9.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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#172009

  • Condition: Surface abrasions commensurate with age, otherwise intact and very good! Heavy green patina and mineral encrustations throughout.

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