Bronze <i>gui</i> with horse design- Hunan Museum
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Bronze gui with horse design
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Date:Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)
Medium:Bronze

Dimensions: Height: 30.6cm; Length: 20cm

Origin: unearthed in Taojiang county, Hunan Province

Gui is a kind of food container in ancient China. The body and stand of this gui have three-dimensional horse-shaped designs, which makes it quite unique.