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A standing cast bronze rectangle box with four tall legs. The outside walls of the box are decorated with a fine engraved swirling pattern, two thin forms along the top, and protruding bumps along the side edges and bottom. The corner edges protrude out.

'Fangding' Ritual Food Vessel with Abstract Decor

Chinese

Cast bronze with olive-green patina; with inscription cast on the interior

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Vessels