Shang Dynasty, 13th-11th century BCOf slender form rising to an elegantly flared trumpet neck, cast on the mid-section with a pair of taotie masks detailed with raised eyes and divided by notched flanges, the gently splayed foot decorated with four stylised dragons reserved on a leiwen ground, all beneath two bowstrings, the interior foot with a pictograph reading 'Wei'. 27cm (10 5/8in) high.