Square gui food container with Ya Chou emblem, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE

Square gui food container with Ya Chou em, late Shang period, c. 12th-11th century BCE

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• Image Number:K1A002379N000000000PAB
• Dynasty:Shang dynamity
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:, The ritual vessel
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. Under the mouth edge and the feet are decorated with curved bird patterns, and the abdomen is decorated with curved horn animal facial patterns. The whole device uses the thunder pattern as the ground pattern. The ears on both sides are decorated with animal heads and birds, and the feet are decorated with pendants. There are eight hook like high ridges in the whole organ. The inscription “Yachou” is at the bottom of the abdomen. The old collection in the Qing Palace was collected on page 18, page 7, of the volume of “The Western Qing Dynasty Continuation of Jian Jia Bian” and recorded as “Zhou Yafang Yi”

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