Consten, Eleanor von ErdbergPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-08-242020-08-241958C-218http://hdl.handle.net/1885/208099This vessel was used for the heating of sacrificial wine and is an example of the rarer version of this vessel in its square and four-legged form. Most commonly the vessel is in the form of a tripod and round. It is lidded, with two handles. The decoration is a horned, winged owl with a small dragon and the lid handles are two horned birds. -- h: 31.1 cm.35mmslideb&wen-AUChinametalworkbronzebook scanSacral bronze vessel (jia), Shang dynasty2020-08-24This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.