A serpentine vase and coverRepublic period
Its tapering body supported on a flared foot, rising to a cylindrical neck surmounted with a pair of flower silhouette handles, the side walls carved in low relief with a band framing two opposing taotie masks between two lion-form handles each issuing a loop suspending a loose ring and an oval shaped covered vessel with loop handle, together with an oval covered box with loop handled cover.
8in (20.3cm) high (the vase); 4 3/4in (12.2cm) long (the covered vessel)