Ritual Wine Container with Cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2009

Ritual Wine Container with Cover (Fangyi)
Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC), mid 10th century BC
Reportedly from Henan Province
Bronze

Accession # 43.24.5a,b

A composite character is cast both on the floor of the vessel and on the inside of the lid: "Fu" (name in the center) and "mian" (designation of rank, on either side.)

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.