Ritual Wine Vessel (Gu) with "Taotie" and Stylized Dragon Decor
13th-12th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
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