Spouted vessel (he) in the form of an elephant with masks (taotie), dragons, and snakes [and a smaller elephant standing on the elephant’s back]. China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection [6494×4879]

Spouted vessel (he) in the form of an elephant with masks (taotie), dragons, and snakes [and a smaller elephant standing on the elephant’s back]. China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection [6494×4879]

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