Lot 41. A rare archaic bronze ritual food vessel, ding, Shang dynasty, 12th century BC; 20.4 cm, 8 in . Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD . Lot sold 1,260,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the exterior cast and inlaid in black with friezes of cicadas and...

Lot 2009. A small bronze ritual tripod food vessel, ding, Late Shang dynasty, 12th century BC; 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price Realized USD 37,500 . © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. The globular body is raised on three...

Archaic bronze vessel, Gu. China, Shang Dynasty (1600-1050 BC), Anyang Culture (1300-1050 BC), 12th century BC. Photo courtesy Gisèle Croës. Bronze with green, blue and brown patina; malachite and cuprite crystallisation; traces of textile. Height: 12.4...