You wine vessel, 10th-9th century BCE, 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 4 13/16 in., lb. ( × × cm, 2 kg), Bronze, China, 10th-9th century BCE, This is a typically shaped you vessel with an oval cross section, but the exaggerated high collar of the lid, topped by a spherical knob, gives it an impression of height. The decoration, divided into three bands at the foot, neck, and lid, displays dragons with S-shaped bodies, turned heads, and large S-shaped crests or horns. The neck belt is divided into two panels by a three-dimensional animal’s head

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