10th-7th century BC. A substantial bronze pouring vessel with drum-shaped body, broad neck, everted rim and convex base; long, deep U-sectioned integral spout; band of lozenges with central dots to the shoulder leading to a penannular loop below the spout comprised of a plain band between two hatched bands; body with two sections of guilloche and two stylised facing birds. 1.5 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.