A bronze tripod wine vessel (jue), Late Shang Dynasty, 12th -11th century BC. Photo: Sothebys. the elongated U-shaped body supported on three slender, splayed blade legs, well-cast with a pair of taotie formed from two raised bosses for eyes and disassociated...

Lot 20. A bronze tripod wine vessel (jia), Late Shang-Early Western Zhou, 12th-11th century BC. Height 10 3/4 in., 27.3 cm. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 USD. Lot sold 161,000 USD . Photo: Sothebys. the tri-lobed body resting on three columnar legs, simply...