c. 1100 BCE
Ritual Wine Vessel
Artist/maker unknownThe decorative motif on the broad sides of this vessel is an abstracted face, called a taotie. Common on Shang ritual bronzes, the taotie resembles an animal or monster with horns, claws, and eyes and is shown here emerging from a dense background pattern of squared spirals, known as leiwen.
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