He scattered new of Bo Ding, mid Western Zhou period, c. 10th-9th century BCE
- Image Number:K1A002389N000000000PAB
- Dynasty:Western Zhou dynamity
- Category:Bronzes
- Function:Water vessel, ritual vessel
- Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
- Description:
Composite bowl shaped cover, The cover button is used as a vertical ring. The body of the utensil is wide, straight neck, long pipe flow, animal head, oval body, bag belly, and four column feet. The cover is connected with the body with a turtle ring. The cover and mouth edge are decorated with long tailed phoenix patterns, and the flow is decorated with triangular cicada patterns. Two lines and five characters are inscribed on the lid and the utensil: “Bo Ding is the treasure of Yi”. Sizu He appeared in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty. According to the unearthed materials, it was mostly used with copper plates as a combination of toilet utensils. The shape and decoration of this utensil can be compared with the Ke He (M1193:167) in the Zhou Yan State Cemetery in the west of the Liulihe River in Beijing and the Ruibo He unearthed in the Western Zhou Dynasty Tomb in Hengshui, Jiangxian County, Shanxi Province
![图片[2]-He spouted ewer of Bo Ding, mid-Western Zhou period, c. 10th-9th century BCE-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/K1A002389N000000000PAB-4409.jpg)
![图片[3]-He spouted ewer of Bo Ding, mid-Western Zhou period, c. 10th-9th century BCE-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/K1A002389N000000000PAB-4410.jpg)
![图片[4]-He spouted ewer of Bo Ding, mid-Western Zhou period, c. 10th-9th century BCE-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/K1A002389N000000000PAB-4411.jpg)
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