of bulbous ovoid form fitted at the shoulders with applied high relief dragon head loose drop ring handles, rising to narrow neck and flaring flat rim, surmounted by conforming gently domed lid with pierced bird finials, tapering to narrow flared hollow foot; the whole enriched with high relief diamond pattern bands with circular studs, the body split by wide flat bands with Chinese characters, all on closely knit geometric ground, the underside with Chinese sacrificial characters, now displaying degraded bronze verdigris archeological patination

After the Shang Dynasty model (13th-11th Century BCE)

Overall dimensions: 12” x 9 1/2” x 14” high

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