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Bronze Vessel JUE, Erlito Culture, c. 18th-16th C. BC

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,000.00 EUR Estimated At:8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR
Bronze Vessel JUE, Erlito Culture, c. 18th-16th C. BC
Bronze with strong, green-brown patina
China, Xia/early Shang Dynasty, Erlitou, c. 18th-16th century BC
Partly with incrustations
Ritual vessel on three downward-tapered legs
One-sided crescent-shaped handle
Sweeping mouth edge on one side
The other side with a wide spout
Literature: Katharine Stoddert Gilbert (ed.), Treasures from the Bronze Age of China, New York 1980, pp. 49, 177
Height: 23 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection M.E., USA
Norman Hurst, Boston, USA

A very similar JUE, which was found in Erlitou, Yanshi Xian, Henan, in 1975 is now part of the local in the ibidem collection.



Condition: The bronze vessel is in good condition for its age with hardly any signs of wear and a striking, authentic patina. The height measures 23 cm.



The Erlitou Culture

The Erlitou culture is an Early Bronze Age society that existed in China from around 1900-1600 BC in the region of Henan Province and southern Shanxi. The archaeological site, which includes a large palace area, was discovered in the 1950s and has been intriguing scholars and researchers ever since. Erlitou had a sophisticated bronze casting industry, with several workshops, which produced some of the earliest known Chinese bronze vessels made for the ritual consumption of wine. The finds at Erlitou included bronze tools, weapons, objects with inlaid turquoise and important JUE vessels – three-legged cups with handles and long spouts. Other common artifacts of this culture were DING, JIAO, JOA, PAN and ZUN vessels, which are considered the precursors of the vessels of the later Shang and Zhou dynasties.



Provenance: Private collection M.E., USA

Norman Hurst, Boston, USA
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