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A mottled grey cast bronze cup with a thick, cube-shaped bottom and two decorated large, semi-circle handles. The handles have a protruding form on top and bottom of them. The outside of the cup is decorated with a swirling pattern of thick and fine lines.

'Gui' Ritual Food Vessel with Attached Stand, Bovine-Head Handles, and with Confronting-Dragon Decor

Chinese

Cast bronze with gray-green patina; with dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

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