Yu Bo Ying of the Western Zhou Dynasty

Era: Western Zhou Dynasty Level 1

Specifications: Overall height 21.7cm, organ height 15.5cm, diameter 14.5cm, abdominal depth 11.0cm, weight 2550g

Excavated location: Unearthed in Room B of Tomb No. 1 of the National Cemetery in Rujiazhuang, Baoji City in 1974

The body of the ling is similar in shape to that of the pan, with a lid and a round handle. The body of the vessel has a wide mouth, narrow neck, and bulging belly. There is a tube-shaped flow in the front, and there is a single beast-headed beast's head in the back, divided crotch, and three pillars. A button ring is set along the edge of the cover to connect with the body of the vessel. The whole body of this vessel is decorated with patterns. The cover and neck are decorated with oblique cloud and thunder patterns. The belly and near feet are decorated with tiger head and animal face patterns. The crotch is decorated with three groups of small animal heads. There is no ground pattern on the whole body. The inside of the lid of this vessel , the same inscription on the belly of the vessel, with the inscription "Yu Bai (Bo) Zi Zha (Zi) Ban (Pan) Ying". This Ying has the same inscription as the Yu Bo plate in the same tomb, and the decorative style is also similar. It should be a set of water vessels that were cast at the same time as Yu Bo's lifetime. The match of the Pan Ying is a new combination of water vessels that appeared at the beginning of the middle Western Zhou Dynasty.