Some metal smith seems to realised that the moulds for metal casting allowed one to be have stable metal forms without having to worry about cracks.
You can make a shape like this in clay but you would have to join several slabs and either use a press mould for the sides or press on many smaller pieces.
I have seen vessels in metal and clay very similar to the fang ding used to hold incense sticks in Taoist and buddhist temples.
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