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A cast bronze cup that has a long handle that slopes upward. The handle is decorated with finely engraved lines. The cup is mottled bright green and grey.

'Shao' Ritual Wine Ladle

Chinese

Cast bronze with gray-green patina

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

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