'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' and Stylized Dragon Decor
13th-12th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 27.5 x Diam. 16 cm (10 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Mrs. Frederick B. Jennings, Ipswich, MA (by 1959), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.
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