3618607 Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong, late Shang Dynasty (bronze) (see also 3618914) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (13th-11th century BC); length: 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover decorated with a pair of kui dragons and a taotie mask and set with a standing kui dragon with curling tail and a small standing bird at the centre. Body cast on each side with a large crested bird, its clawed foot extending downward onto the legs of the ram and its elongated tail curling around the ram\'s haunch. Chest of the ram further decorated with a pair of crouching tigers. All decoration cast in shallow relief and reserved on leiwen grounds.); Photo by Christie\'s Images.