Western Zhou Dynasty animal-faced tripod

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Total height 39cm, diameter 24cm, depth of the steamer 15.5cm, weight 4.6kg.

Excavation site: Excavated from Tomb No. 1 of Zhifangtou National Cemetery in Baoji City in 1981

Food steamer. Open mouth, flared rim, two rope-shaped upright ears. The belly of the cauldron (the steamer) is shallow, the cauldron part is crotch, and the three pillar feet are higher. The neck is decorated with three groups of small gluttonous animal faces, with a fine cloud and thunder pattern base, and a circle of flag patterns on it. There is a round nipple with vortex pattern on the lower abdomen. The upper part of the cauldron bag foot is decorated with a large animal face, which is a cow head with sharp horns. There is a grate inside the steamer, which is connected to the semi-ring of the inner wall of the abdomen for easy opening, and there are cross-shaped holes on the grate. The bottom of the abdomen is thick with soot. The shape and decoration of the cauldron are exquisite, and the artistic value is high.