Covered Ritual Wine Vessel (You) with Animal-Head Bail Handle and Kui-Dragon Decor
late Shang or early Western Zhou period, 11th century BCE
Dimensions
without handle: H. 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Provenance
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
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