EARLY SHANG, ERLIGANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1600-1500 BC

Compare the early Shang dynasty jue of this type, with similarly cast taotie mask design, illustrated by Chen Peifen, "Animal Mask Designs on Shang and Zhou Bronzes", Orientations, February 1991, pp. 41-7, fig. 1 and fig. 1a and 1b (rubbings of decoration).