Chinesischer Weinkelch „Ku“ der Yin-Shang-Dyn... Lot n° 139

Height: 15.5 cm. Width: 10.5 cm. Probably found in Shansi-Honan. Green-beige age patina. Small bronze chalice, with flared round foot and strongly flaring lip. Three decorative small openings at the foot, above a wide band with early Chinese script in relief. The Shang dynasty (Pinyin Shángcháo) is considered the second period of Chinese rule, between the 18th and 11th centuries BC. Literature: See Robert L. Thorp: China in the Early Bronze Age: Shang Civilization (Encounters with Asia). University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 2005 (1401304) (11)