Gu wine beaker decitated to Grandfather Xin, late Shang dynasty, c. 13th-11th century BCE

Gu wine beaker determined to Grandfather Xin, late Shang dynamics, c. 13th-11th century BCE

• Image Number:K1A001,863N000,000,000PAC
dynasty:Shang dynamics
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Gift vessel, wine vessel
• Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  Large exposure, The neck is long, the abdomen is slightly swollen, the feet are turned outward, and the platform is shallow near the bottom. The neck is decorated with banana leaf patterns, and the bottom is decorated with Kui patterns. The belly and the round foot have four corresponding gate edges, decorated with Kui patterns. There were repair marks at the junction of the abdomen and foot. The shape and ornamentation are similar to the bronze Gu (M18:8) unearthed in Xiaotun, Anyang, Henan. The inscription is on the inner wall of the ring foot