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LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC The vessel of slightly tapering rectangular shape is raised on a tall foot and is decorated around the neck with pairs of confronted birds centered on the two longer sides by a shallow, narrow flange and on the other two sides by an animal-mask handle suspending a loose ring. The foot is decorated with pairs of birds confronted on a small notch. The cover is similarly decorated below the faceted finial cast with taotie masks. Both the interior of the vessel and the cover are cast with a two-character clan sign reading geng ce. The bronze has light green and silvery-grey patina with areas of malachite encrustation. 11 ? in. (30 cm.) high