Square yi wine vessel with Ya Chou emblem, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE

Square yi wine vessel with Ya Chou problem, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE


  • Image Number:K1A002356N000000000PAC
  • Dynasty:Shang dynamity
  • Category:Bronzes
  • Function:Wine vessel, ritual vessel
  • Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
  • Description:
    Square body, The top cover and button of the side hall are square, with straight belly and square feet. The cover and body are mainly made of animal face patterns and Kui patterns, with cloud and thunder patterns as the background. The four corners and the middle of four sides of the cover and the body are provided with a leaf edge. There is a small gap at the bottom of the middle of the four sides of the ring foot, corresponding to the leaf edge of the central axis. There are square patterns and six stiffeners on the outsole. The shape and decoration are similar to the “Fuhao Fang Yi” (specimen 825, 828) unearthed from Fuhao Tomb in Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province. The inscription is on the cover and bottom of the vessel. The inscriptions on the cover are in Yang, and the inscriptions on the bottom have been covered by rust layer, which can be clearly identified in the X-ray film. It is recorded on page 14, page 3, of the Xiqing Gujian. The shape, decoration and inscriptions on the lid are the same, but the weight of the two is quite different. There may be an error in the registration of the Xiqing Gujian here

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图片[2]-Square yi wine vessel with Ya Chou emblem, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE-China Archive
图片[3]-Square yi wine vessel with Ya Chou emblem, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE-China Archive
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