A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU, SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.

A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU
SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
Cast to the neck with four leiwen-filled blades rising from a band of S-shaped serpents, the middle section and foot with the disconnected parts of a taotie mask divided by notched flanges, the interior of the foot with a three-character inscription
12 5/8 in. (32.2 cm.) high

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