A LARGE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC ELEPHANT-FORM VESSEL, ZUNThe vessel is cast as a stylized elephant, with the cover formed by the elephant's head and a tiger clambering up the back. The sides are decorated with friezes of coiled birds and serpents, all reserved on a leiwen ground. The underside of the cover and the interior of the vessel are cast with an inscription, and the patina is of a mottled, deep green tone.17 3⁄4 in. (45.2 cm.) long