Pou
A Bronze Jia (Wine Vessel)
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A Bronze Rectangular Ding(Food Vessel) |
Pou is perhaps only used in the middle and late Shang Dynasty. It has a short neck, a low body, a broad mouth and a ring foot. Some have round shoulders and others flat shoulders. Some Pous have lids and some are decorated with three or four goat heads or heads of other beasts on the shoulder. |
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