A Chinese bronze archaic ritual Ding, late Shang - early Western Zhou Dynasty, with rectangular loop handles and everted rim above a band of archaic dragons on a leiwen ground interspersed with vertical flanges, the main body with diamond and boss decoration , on three plain cylindrical legs, united on the underside of the body by a raised 'Y' shape ridge, with three archaic character marks, 14.5cm diameter, 19.4cm high including handles