Eastern Han Dynasty bronze drum with four frogs and walking egret pattern View 2

This drum has a round head with four frogs facing in a counterclockwise direction. At the center of the drum head is a ten-rayed sun with a leaf vein pattern between the rays. The main halo contains distorted feathered figures and is surrounded by another halo containing four egrets walking in a counterclockwise direction.
There are two opposing pairs of wide, flattened loop handles between the chest and waist. There is a horizontal raised band between the waist and foot. This Yongjiang-style drum is of Lengshuichong design and dates from the Eastern Han Dynasty.