Ritual Food Vessel Type 'Gui' with 'Taotie' decor in the manner of a Western Zhou-period 'Gui' Vessel
probably Song dynasty, 960 -1279
Dimensions
12.8 x 19.8 cm (5 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
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