 | A rare 3,000-year-old bronze vessel looted by a British soldier from an imperial palace in Beijing has fetched £410,000 (US$581,600). The water vessel, which dates back to the Western Zhou dynasty (1047-772BC), is believed to be one of only seven similar archaic vessels to exist, five of which are held in museums. The vessel was looted from the Summer Palace in Beijing by Harry Lewis Evans, a Royal Marines captain who fought in the Second Opium War (1856-60). China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage denounced the auction of "looted cultural relics." |  |
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Ancient looted Chinese bronze makes $580k
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