宋 / 元 銅饕餮紋龍耳瓶

the pear-shaped body supported on a splayed foot, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of loop handles surmounted by small dragon heads, the neck and body each decorated with a taotie band

There are nicks along the edges and scattered knocks on the body. There are signs of age-appropriate wear.
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A Yuan dynasty example with similar handles is illustrated in Michel Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, no. 85.