The body with a flattened oval shape supported by a rectangular section base and surmounted by a cylindrical neck with bulging mouth.25,2 cm highProvenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 1995 and 2000.Published in A.J. Allen, Allen's Authentication of Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Auckland 2001, pp. 106-107.This particular shape was already in vogue during the Warring States Period, widespread even in the Han dynasty.