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'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor
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Department of Asian Art
Dr. Arnold Knapp New York (by 1954) gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1954.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Dr. Arnold Knapp
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