Wine vessels with Bird-covered human feet

Bronze ware from the Western Zhou Dynasty
Height 34.6 cm. Unearthed from Tomb No. 31 of the Jinhou Cemetery in Beizhao Village, Quwo County in 1992. Wine vessel, unearthed from the tomb of the wife of Jinxianhou. The vessel is flat and round, with a rectangular mouth on the top and a flared rim. There is a round-carved bird-shaped lid on the top, connected to the body by a bear-shaped chain. There is a dragon-shaped spout with its head raised and neck bent in front, and a beast-shaped handle (pàn) in the back. Under the vessel are two naked half-squatting human feet, leaning forward and carrying the body of the vessel, showing the posture of two people carrying a load. The upper part of the body of the he is decorated with dragon patterns with intersecting bodies, and the two sides are decorated with curled dragon patterns, scale patterns, and oblique cloud patterns from the inside to the outside.