商 青銅方鼎, Rectangular Cauldron (Fangding), 12th–11th century

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商 青銅方鼎, Rectangular Cauldron (Fangding), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 ), 12th–11th century , China, Bronze, H. 9 in. ( cm); W. 6 in. ( cm); D. 7 in. ( cm), Metalwork, The most common decorative motif on Shang and early Western Zhou ritual bronzes is a stylized animal “mask” (taotie) with bulging eyes and curved horns. These masks are typically composed of two confronted profiles of the same animal

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