Ritual wine warmer (<em>jia</em>) with <em>taotie</em> and birds
- Medium
- Bronze
- Genre
- Vessel
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Chinese ArtanimalssculpturebirdsArtbronzeAnyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection
About
Ceremonial vessel of the type "chia." Cracked at the base of both posts. Wood stand.