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Gui food container with dragon design on a square base, early Western Zhou period, c. 11th-10th century BCE

• Image Number: K1A002025N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Western Zhou dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Archival dimension: 高23.9公分
• Function: 食器,禮器
• Material: 礦物/金屬/青銅
• Description:
  侈口，折沿，束頸，鼓腹，腹兩側為獸首半環耳，帶垂珥，圈足起臺，下接方座。頸飾浮雕雙身龍紋，龍身以連續的盾紋呈現鱗片效果。腹壁飾直棱紋，圈足飾長尾小鳥紋，地填雲雷紋。兩長方形珥為獸首銜鳥造型。方座臺面四角飾牛首紋，四側面以竊曲紋作方欄，內排直棱紋，與器腹紋飾呼應。銅簋下配方座，源自銅禁作為酒器專屬臺座的概念，盛行於西周早期的陝西寶雞地區，並由此向四周影響。