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Tripodial Bronze Vessel / Pot (Please identify)

by Kevin L

Dear Peter;
I love your site! I learned so much from it!

My friend recently come across an old bronze pot with interesting decorations.

It is about 30CM tall and made of solid bronze (weights about 2.5KG).

We have no idea about the age or origin of this unit and we are wondering if you could help identify it!

Thanks in advance and we wish you a very happy new year!

Kind Regards
Kevin

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Tripodial Bronze Vessel / Pot (Please identify)
by: Kevin L

Thanks a lot for your comment Peter! The good news is that my friend didn't spend much on it. (I think its only about $100). So let's keep in as is and maybe one day, we will figure out what it is.

I have a bowl (from my own collection) and I have listed it in a separate topic. It would be much appreciated if you could have a quick look for me.

Best Regards and happy new year!

Cheers
Kevin
bronze vessel
by: peter

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your comment regarding the site. I'm glad if the site helps.

As to the bronze vessel, I'm afraid I don't know that much about antique bronze items. Not that I am not interested, but I will chose a different way for identification, if I find the data I need.
You see, originally I have a professional background which requires knowledge in metals, their composition, aging, oxidation and many other things. I will only take to collecting major bronze objects if I can find the data for bronze composition of the eras I want to collect items from. But, these data are difficult to find. Metals are easily to analyze for their composition in a non-destructive way. That is the way I want to go.
Unfortunately, metals are also easily to fake, to oxidize or age.

Enough of this...I can only give you my personal opinion on this item, based on what I have seen until now.
I would think this is not old, but made to look as if it were from thousands of years ago. The rope and tussels do not look traditional Chinese to me, either. They are too real-looking to be antique and were probably made in recent times.
Hope I'm wrong about this, for your friends sake. This is just my personal opinion.

The only I know about old bronzes from the Han dynasty (or earlier) is that the colors should be examined. As far as I understand Han dynasty bronzes must have layers of red and blue minerals, and the green verdigris grows on top. If any of these colors is missing, it cannot be from then.
Sorry for not being able to help with more.

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