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During the Shang Dynasty, bronze sculptures and vessels were used in rituals. They usually featured a motif called taotie. What was the taotie?

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It was a zoomorphic mask, with a pair of protruding eyes, but typically no lower jaw, although some versions also include fangs, horns, as well as ears and eyebrows.

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A Monster face

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