Gui food container with inscription “Ya gao”, late Shang period, c. 13th-11th century BCE

Gui food container with description “Ya Gao”, late Shang period, c. 13th-11th century BCE

• Image Number:C1A000146N000000000PAB
• Dynasty:Shang dynamity
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:, Food utensil
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. Two strings are made on the abdomen and the circle foot respectively, which is very simple and plain. The ventral bottom of the circle foot is made with a positive grid line pattern. Two characters are cast in the center of the inner bottom of the abdomen. This is another word “tell” in the word “ya”. In fact, the word “ya” is used as the outer frame of the word “tell”, that is to say, the family of tell. It is used as a food container to worship ancestors in the temple