China (Mainland) 4-Sheep Wine Vessel

Specifications: 58.3cm in height, 52.4cm in bore and 34.5kg in weight. Late Shang Dynasty, 58.3cm in height, 52.4cm in bore and 34.5kg in weight. Excavatedin 1938 from Yueshanpu, Ningxia, Hunan Province, it is now housed in China HistoryMuseum. Exquisitely made, it has 4 sheep in relief on the 4 sides. The legs of the sheepreach its base.

Its edges are decorative engravings and its shoulders are ornamentedwith 4 dragons. The sheep and dragons are all over covered with beautiful is not only an artistic bronze work but a rarity as well.