Western Zhou Dynasty, reign of King Wu

Height: 28 cm, Mouth diameter: 22 cm, Square base: 20.2 cm by 20.2 cm

Unearthed in 1976 at Lingkou, Lintong, Shaanxi Province

The vessel has a flared mouth, paired animal-head handles with pendants, a rounded belly, and a ring foot connected to a cast square base. Both the vessel body and the base are decorated with taotie motifs, while cicada patterns adorn the four corners of the base. Bronze vessels with square bases of this type first appeared in the early Western Zhou period.

The inscription consists of four lines and thirty-two characters, recording the major historical event of "King Wu's conquest of Zhou."