Animal face tripod

[Animal face pattern tripod]

The animal face pattern tripod has a height of 21 cm, a width of 18.3 cm, and a weight of 1.04 kg
The tripod has a round body, deep belly, thin wall, flat mouth and double vertical ears on the edge of the mouth. With three flat feet under the abdomen, the feet are Kui-shaped, with the head up and the tail as the fulcrum. The neck is decorated with animal face lines without ground lines
The tripod is the most important type of bronze ritual vessels. It has been used since the Erlitou culture period in archaeology and has been used until the Ming and Qing dynasties