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It has a lid, which shows it was used to store wine. Both the vessel and the lid carry an inscription consisting of two pictographs. These incised pictures are the clan sign of the owner of the vessel. \r\nMetalworkers in ancient China made a great variety of food and wine containers in bronze for ritual use. Each vessel had a specific name according to its shape and function. These vessels were buried with the dead. When they were accidentally  unearthed centuries later, they became treasured objects of antiquarian scholars and collectors.","physicalDescription":"This bronze wine vessel is called a 'fangyi' in Chinese. It has a lid, which indicates it was used to store wine. On both the vessel and the lid is an inscription consisting of two pictographs executed in intaglio, which was the clan sign of the vessel's owner. In ancient China a great variety of food and wine containers were made in bronze for ritual use. Each vessel was given a specific name according to its shape and function. The vessels were buried with the deceased. 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