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A blue-green cast bronze four-legged container with an upright dragon neck and head. The four corners of the object are in the shape of narrow cups and the center is a solid square. It is inscribed with a pattern throughout.

Pigment Container

Chinese

Cast bronze; with an inscription cast behind the animal's neck

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

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