Gui food container of Yuzheng Wei, early Western Zhou dynasty (1049/45-957 BCE)

Gui food container of Yuzheng Wei, early Western Zhou dynamics (1049/45-957 BCE)

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• Image Number:C1A001574N000000000PAB
• Dynasty:Western Zhou dynamics
• Category:Bronzes
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• Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  Open, beam neck, The lower part of the ear is embossed with the head on the upper part of the ear, and the lower part is protruded. The mouth edge is decorated with a look back Kui pattern, and the foot is decorated with a string pattern. There are four lines of 23 characters inscribed on the inner bottom of the abdomen: “In early May, when Ji Jiashen, Mao’s father rewarded the imperial guard with horses to honor Yi as his father’s treasure.”

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