Jue wine vessel with inscription “Ya chou” dedicated to Fu Bing, late Shang dynasty, c. 12th-11th century BCE

Jue wine vessel with description “Ya chou” classified to Fu Bing, late Shang dynamics, c. 12th to 11th century BCE

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• Image Number:C1A000098N000000000PAB
• Dynasty:Shang dynamics
• Category:Bronzes
• <function:Courtesy Device, Wine vessel
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. The lid is in the shape of an animal head, with a small half ring on it. The body is decorated with animal face. The front end of the lid is a high relief leaf shaped ear head, and one of the horns has been broken. The upper part of the utensil is decorated with animal head and the lower part is plain. On the other side of the vessel opposite to 鋬, there is also a relief animal head on the upper part of the vessel belly. Under the mouth of the animal head is a long strip of decorative tape, which can also be seen at the junction of the vessel cover and both sides of the vessel belly. The foot is decorated with leaf shaped animal body pattern. The shape is similar to the copper jue unearthed in Zhuqiu, Huixian County, Henan Province. The inscription is in the lid and the cauldron

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