Western Zhou Dynasty square gui with two handles and animal face pattern

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Total height 25.9cm, diameter 19.7cm, belly depth 10.2cm, square base height 9.6cm, length 17.6cm, weight 4742g

Excavation site: Excavated from Tomb No. 13 of the National Cemetery in Zhuyuangou, Baoji City in 1980

Food vessel. Wide mouth, rolled rim, slightly retracted neck, deep and slightly bulging belly, two animal ears with long pendants, high ring foot, and a square base under the ring foot. The two animal ears are shaped like standing birds, with large animal heads carved on the bird heads, and the animal heads have long tongues sticking out of their mouths, as if they want to swallow the standing birds. The two horns of the animal heads are high above the mouth edge, and the horns are decorated with two groups of Kuilong. The belly of the gui is decorated with animal face patterns, and the ring foot is decorated with a circle of Kuilong patterns. There are two high door edges in the middle of the gui body. The four corners of the square base are decorated with small animal faces, and the four walls of the square base are decorated with animal face patterns. The animal faces have two high pointed corners and round eyes. A small copper bell is hung in the square base. It is a bell for hanging string buttons cast for the second time. The hanging bell is decorated with animal face patterns outlined by positive lines. The whole device is decorated with high relief animal face patterns as the main pattern, and the background is decorated with fine cloud and thunder patterns. The whole body is decorated with gorgeous patterns.