Western Zhou Dynasty animal head Mao ornament

Era: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: The total length of the flag head is 18.5cm, the diameter of the socket is 3.4×5.1cm, the length of the shank is 5.6cm, the diameter is 3.5cm, and the weight is 422g

Excavation site: Excavated from Tomb No. 7 of the Yuguo Cemetery in Zhuyuangou, Baoji City in 1980

The flag consists of a flag head, a wooden shaft, and a shank. The two ends of the wooden shaft are inserted into the flag head and the shank mouth of the shank. Only the flag head and the shank remain. The flag head is in the shape of a duck head, hollow, with round eyes, a slightly open duck beak, the upper beak is decorated with patterns, and the lower beak has a hollow triangular hole; the duck head is held in the mouth of a beast, the beast has curled horns, and there are holes and nails on it. The two eyes are symmetrically decorated with Kuilong, and the shank mouth is heart-shaped. The shank is cylindrical, with a phoenix pattern at the bottom and scales on the body of the shank.