Gui food container of ritual treasure. Mid-Western Zhou dynasty, c. 10th-9th century BCE

Gui food container of ritual treasure. Mid Western Zhou dynamity, c. 10th-9th century BCE

• Image Number:C1A000433N000000000PAC pan>Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  S-shaped abdominal wall curve, abdominal bulge, The circular foot is short and the foot wall is concave and circular. Three rows of patterns are distributed throughout the dress. The neck and foot are decorated with bird patterns, while the belly is decorated with phoenix patterns. The long tail and crown are decorated with heels, which belongs to the middle style of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The phoenix ear in the standing sculpture was also shaped in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty. There are four characters in the abdomen: “Zuobao Zun Yi”