Western Zhou Dynasty animal-faced pot

Western Zhou Dynasty animal-faced pot

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Total height 26.2cm, diameter 12.6cm, weight 2738g

Excavation site: Excavated from Tomb No. 13 of the National Cemetery in Zhuyuangou, Baoji City in 1980

With a lid, a semi-circular button in the middle of the lid, a wide mouth, a narrow neck, a deep belly with a crotch, three-column feet, a tubular spout on the neck, a bull head handle on the belly, and the vessel and lid are connected by a chain button and a bull head single handle. The edge of the lid and the neck are decorated with a circle of animal face patterns, with a small door ridge decoration in the middle. There is soot on the bottom of the belly, which should be the traces of Zhou people warming water or warming wine for a long time.

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