Top 10 masterpieces inside the National Museum of China

By Lu Na
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   Square vessel (fang zun) with four rams

Square vessel (fang zun) with four rams, one of the 'Top 10 masterpieces inside the National Museum of China' by China.org.cn.

Square vessel with four rams [wealth.tianhenet.com.cn] 


Height: 58.3cm

Mouth: 52.4cm

Weight: 34.5 kg

Time: Late Shang (1300–1046 BC)

Excavated during the spring of 1938 from Ningxiang County in Hunan Province, this vessel got its name from the rams' heads with curly horns featured on the shoulders of the four corners. The unbelievable craftsmanship and gorgeous design represent the excellent bronze-making techniques of the Shang Dynasty.

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