AN ARCHAIC BRONZE OVAL BOWL WITH RING HANDLE ( HE )Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th century B.C. Finely decorated with a wide band of interlocking stylized serpents above a roll of triangles pointing downwards, the thinly cast bowl of oblate profile rising from flat base to a short flared mouth, a plain, faceted loop handle on the long side, the attractive encrustations of blue, green, and red gracefully scattered inside and out, with imprints of textiles still remain near the base. 4 1/2in (11.7cm) wide; 4 3/8in (11.3cm) depth across handle 東周 帶把青銅鉌 Provenance: Blitz Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Amsterdam, April 18, 2005 來源： Blitz Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，阿姆斯特丹，2005年4月18日 In typical Eastern Zhou form and decoration, the present example is especially fine in casting with a perfect proportion. pare the very similar bronze he in the collection of the Department of Archaeology, Peking University, illustrated in Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University: A Selection (1998) , Beijing, 1998, p. 111, no. 63. A group of closely related bronze oval bowls with various decorations and loop handles, in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian, is illustrated by J. So in Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections , New York, 1995, pp. 290-311.