Gu wine vessel with animal-mask pattern, early Shang dynasty, c. 16th-14th century BCE-China Archive

Dynasty:

Category:Bronzes
Function:Gift vessel, wine vessel
Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
Description:
Wide mouth, The abdomen is decorated with broad animal face patterns, the buttocks and the round feet are decorated with two and three thin male line string patterns respectively, and the round feet have obvious zigzag foot hole three, intersecting with the string pattern. One foot hole in the three foot hole is consistent with the pattern line and pattern unit, and the other two holes are in the middle of the pattern unit. The style of the whole weapon is similar to the Minggong Road Gu in Zhengzhou. The X-ray film shows that there are obvious spacers at the bottom of the device, and the spacers seem to be faintly visible at the mouth of the device