Yi water vessel of Yi-yue, mid Western Zhou Dynasty, c. 10th to 9th century B.C.E.

Yi water vessel of Yi yue, mid Western Zhou Dynasty, c. 10th to 9th center B.C.E.

• Image Number:B1A000169N000000000PAB
• Dynasty:Western Zhou dynamics
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Water vessel, ritual vessel
• Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  Square feet, The head on the cover is made of very fine casting, the neck has a “???ɽ, the back has a double headed animal as a button. There are two lines and six characters in the inscription on the bottom of the vessel: “The corpse (Yi) is said to be a treasure honoring Yi.”