Western Zhou Dynasty Zhou Lei

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Height 44cm, diameter 19.8cm, weight 10.25kg.

Excavation site: Excavated in Yimenbao, Baoji in 1982.

Wide mouth, square lip, folded rim, neck inward, distinct neck-shoulder boundary, rounded shoulder, deep belly, belly down, slightly concave flat bottom, outward-flashing ring foot, folded bottom, two ears symmetrically distributed on the shoulder, ears in a semi-circular shape, with a bull head on the upper part and a bull head ear on the lower part, two double string patterns under the neck, a circle of bird patterns under the string patterns, a circle of vortex patterns and dragon patterns alternating on the shoulder, three large animal face patterns on the upper abdomen, nine groups of banana leaf patterns on the lower abdomen, a circle of animal face patterns on the ring foot, and a word "Zhou" engraved on the rim. The vessel is large in size and has complex and diverse patterns, providing empirical evidence for the study of wine vessels in the early Western Zhou Dynasty.