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Bronze vessel of the type called he. It has four cylindrical legs above a lobed body of four sections. Each lobe is decorated with a taotie's head bearing ram's horns in relief. The horns are neatly flattened against the vessel's sides. The same taotie appear on the lid. The band around the neck has a decoration of dragon-like creatures in low relief. A ram's head sits on top of the handle.
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