Jia wine vessel, 12th C BCE

Description

Bronze jia wine vessel, 12th C BCE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From artsmia.org: *"The body taotie *(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taotie)*, on a ground of squared spirals, displays unusual features: horns with alternating T-shaped and straight scores usually associated with flanges, and a hybrid forehead shield with the upper part hooked and the lower half drawn as the round-topped shield."* More information about it here: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1091/jia-wine-vessel-china