Bronze ritual vessel, Western Zhou Dynasty, 1100-1000 BCE. Henan Province, China. The ancient Chinese tradition of preparing ceremonial meals for ancestors dates back to the Shang dynasty (1500-1050 BCE). An inscription inside this bowl records it was made by a man call Mei Situ Yi to commemorate his father who was a Zhou warrior during the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty. This image was taken at the National Museum of Australia in the British Museum travelling exhibition A History of the World in 100 (and 1) Objects.
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Koekoe, J. (2017, January 09). Western Zhou Ritual Vessel. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6220/western-zhou-ritual-vessel/
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