Goblet with Kuilong Pattern

Bronze ware from the Western Zhou Dynasty
Height 30 cm, diameter 17 cm

Excavated from Hengshui Cemetery in Jiangxian County in 2006

The body of the vessel is in the shape of a round sky and a square earth, with an open mouth, long neck, straight belly, square foot with outward tilt, thickened edges, and door edges around. The neck is decorated with banana leaf-shaped animal face patterns, the lower part is decorated with phoenix patterns, the abdomen is decorated with animal face patterns, the square foot is decorated with animal face patterns, and there is a phoenix pattern on the top. The whole is decorated with cloud and thunder patterns. There is a nine-character inscription and the clan emblem inside the square foot.