Jue wine vessel with insertion “Bi gui”, late Shang period, c. 13th-11th century BCE
- Image Number:C1A000145N000000000PAE
- Dynasty:Shang dynamity
- Category:Bronzes
- Function:Gift, Wine vessel
- Material:mineral/metal/bronze
- Description:. The belly is decorated with animal face patterns, the eyes are raised, and the column cap is made with swirling patterns. The whole body is covered with green rust, which hides the original golden color. The two character family emblem of “Bi Gui” was cast on the inner belly wall of the turtle, which should be made by the family of the official of “Bi Gui”. It is a wine warming ritual vessel made for ancestor worship in the ancestral temple
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