Fangjia wine vessel, 13th-12th century BCE

Fangjia wine vessel, 13th-12th century BCE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From [artsmia.org](www.artsmia.org): *'...It was fashionable in the late Shang to make square variations on originally round types of vessels—hence, a new type of jia emerged. Known as fangjia, or "squared jia," it had a quadrangular shape and a rectangular or square cross section. In this example, taotie, composite-animal masks, appear on the largest panel on each side, which also features stylized animals, as is typical of much Shang art..'* [More information](https://collections.artsmia.org/art/819/fangjia-wine-vessel-china) Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab