Inside a museum display case is a (single:1.4) 3000 year old Ancient bronze ewer from Shang dynasty of China. The ewer is much taller than it is wide. The ewer is formed in the shape of a stylized owl. The lid of the ewer forms the beak of the owl. the beak and eyes of the owl are the same color as the rest of the owl. It has a handle on the back. instead of feathers, the body of the owl, and the entire ewer, is decorated in (intricately detailed and complex ancient chinese monster_taotie motifs:1.5). The ewer is made of heavily oxidized bronze that appears green because, and the metal has corroded and crusted in minerals over the centuries since it was crafted.