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  1. Lei Vessel with Animal-
  2. heads and Nipple Decor
  3. Late Shang  Dynasty
  4. (1766-1122 B.C.)
  5. Height             37.5cm
  6. Depth              26.7cm
  7. Diameter of mouth  31.8cm
  8. Diameter of base   28.6cm
  9.      The Shang people loved
  10. wine, and outsize wine
  11. vessels are often associated
  12. with the period.  This is a 
  13. good example, while there
  14. are  a  number  of  outsize
  15. versions  of  hu  and  tsun 
  16. vessels too.