An archaic bronze Gu, Shang Dynasty, 13th/12th century BC, the central raised section with two stylized Daodie masks, the body with raised bands and bosses, also two cross-shaped openings in the lower section. Height 22.4 cm. Reference. Robert Bagley, Shang ritual Bronzes in the Arthur Sackler Collections, cat no's 25 & 26 for very similar examples. On loan to the New South WalesArt gallery, 1977/2008