Shang Mu Zheng Zun

Age: Shang Dynasty, Grade 1

Specifications: Height 26.7cm, diameter 21cm, weight 3.03kg.

Excavation site: Excavated from a Western Zhou tomb in Weijiazhuang, Long County in 1977.

Wine vessel. The whole is in three sections, with a trumpet-shaped mouth and a slanted lip. The upper part of the neck is curved inward, and the lower wall of the neck is relatively straight. The belly is slightly round and bulging, with a round bottom, and the lower part of the belly is inward connected to the ring foot, which is relatively high. There is a circle of string pattern under the neck, and the belly is decorated with animal face patterns composed of negative lines, with prominent round eyes and a ridge as the nose bridge. The animal face pattern is bordered by beads above and below, and there is a string pattern above and below the beads. There are two strings near the belly of the ring foot, and animal face patterns are decorated below the strings.