Jia wine vessel, 12th century BCE, 8 3/4 × 6 9/16 × 6 5/16 in., 4 lb. ( × × cm, kg)5 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. ( × cm) (object part, mouth), Bronze, China, 12th century BCE, The profile of this jia wine vessel’s body is S-shaped, with the inward curvature placed close to the rim of the vessel. Dragonized taotie and rising blades with stylized cicadas decorate the neck belt. The body taotie, on a ground of squared spirals, displays unusual features: horns with alternating T-shaped and straight scores usually associated with flanges, and a hybrid forehead shield

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