Gui food container of Xuan Ji, mid-Western Zhou period, c. 10th-9th century BCE-China Archive

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Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
Description:
, Half ring ears, ring feet outward, shallow platform near the bottom. On both sides of the abdomen, the head of the beast is half ringed ears, and the lower part of the head is prominent. A ribbon is decorated under the mouth edge. Centered on the small relief animal face, the two sides are long tailed phoenix patterns, with clouds and thunder patterns lining the ground. The feet are decorated with a string pattern. Checkers can be seen on the outsole. There are eight lines and eighty-six words in the inscription on the bottom of the vessel, and two words are repeated: “Only ten and two months are in sight, the morning is in the afternoon, and the uncle’s father rests at the county sign, saying: □, it is the uncle’s office of Ren County, who gives you a wife, □, carved jade, and □, yellow □. Every time the uncle’s father rests at the county sign, it says: Huber □, gives me a wife, and I can’t help but get the county’s uncle’s annual protection. □, dare to give it to the Yi people, and say: Since today, his grandchildren dare not forget to give up.” The shape and ornamentation of this Gui are typical artifacts of the middle Western Zhou Dynasty. The inscription is a precious record of her father’s marriage, which is recorded in the middle of December