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Ancient Chinese bronze dish sells for US$27m at auction

AKIPRESS.COM - A bronze Chinese dish about 2,000 years old has fetched a record price at auction, South China Morning Post reports.

The vessel dating from the Western Zhou dynasty (1046BC-771BC) was sold in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province on Saturday for 185 million yuan (US$27.3 million), according to the news website Cankaoxiaoxi.com.

The price set a new record for “Chinese antique art”, according to media reports.

Three people competed for the piece, including a local well-known art collector, the news website said.

The collector won the auction, but said he was bidding on behalf of an unnamed friend.

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