Chinese, possibly Shang dynasty, bronze ceremonial wine vessel with rounded body, tapering neck with lid, handle in the form of a dragon, elephant with upturned trunk designed spout, foot with repeating liewen border, cicada blade decoration near base, three rows of hooked dragons all on a geometric ground, matching lid with finial, 12-5/8 x 11-3/4 in.  oxidation and wear to surface, some tiny holes in body, handle with open area and filled with residue, interior with residue, base broken and inside piece with layer of residue fused to base