Lei wine vessel with goat-head high reliefs and knob pattern, late Shang dynasty, c. 13th-11th century BCE-China Archive

Image Number:K1A002383N000000000PAR
Dynasty:Shang dynamics
Category:Bronzes
Function:Wine vessels, Ritual vessel
Material:mineral/metal/bronze
Description:. The neck is decorated with three string patterns, the shoulders are decorated with bowed Kui patterns, and there are high relief animal heads and relief flat bird patterns. The upper layer of the abdomen is decorated with round vortex patterns, alternating with four petal patterns; The lower part of the abdomen is decorated with the patterns of milk and thunder, and the feet are decorated with animal facial patterns. The shoulder of the device is close to Xingan Lei. The ears and body of the bow head Kui pattern have round vortex bulges, and the flat relief bird patterns and hook shaped ridges are close to Hunan Huarong Zun, which has a southern style. At the joint of the shoulder high relief sheep head and the body, the overflow copper of the body clasps the inner wall of the head and the head of the beast. There are many places where the copper plate is made up, with obvious marks, which shows the secondary casting technique. There are four foot holes in the circle foot, which may be composed of eight patterns. From the shoulder to the abdomen, there is no pattern in the circle foot, and the gasket trace can be clearly seen