'Jue' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 19.7 x L. 16.5 x Diam. 6.3 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
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