Late Spring and Autumn Period, late 6th-5th century BC The slender pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot, crisply cast in relief with four bands of S-scrolls with curled tips within plain borders, all below a band of upright flat-cast blades around the tall waisted neck, the shoulders set with a pair of taotie-mask loop handles suspending loose rings, each ring with a chain to a dragon-shaped handle, all under a light green encrustation. 36cm (14 1/8in) high. (2).