Hu wine vessel of Zuo Guan, Late Warring States period (340 BCE)

Hu wine vessel of Zhou Guan, Late Warring States period (340 BCE)

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• Image Number:C1A000087N000000000PAB
• Dynamy:Warring States period
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Ritual vessel, wine vessel
• Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  Round pot, The two beasts have ring ears on their faces, and the patterns on the belly are covered with rust, which is a pit phenomenon. Unearthed in Luoyang Golden Village in 1928. According to the thirteen character inscription on the neck: “In December of the 29th year, it was the Zuo (official) □ (drinking) pot of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty”. It was made by Zuo Shifu in the 29th year of Emperor Xianwang of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (340 BC). It is one of the few bronze ritual vessels left in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty

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