The cultural relic of the Shang Dynasty, "Gu shaped vessel"

It is a bone artifact unearthed from the tomb of King Shang No. 1001, possibly made from elephant leg bones. The lower end is intact, while the upper end is incomplete. The cross-section of the body is a rounded triangle. On one of the corners of the body, at the lower position of the middle decorative strip, there are two perforations arranged up and down, which may be used to install handles. The decoration can be roughly divided into three parts. The upper and lower ends of the object are decorated with animal face patterns, the middle section of the decoration belt has the main decoration of gluttony, and the two sides of the lower triangular pattern are decorated with reverse dragons. Going further down is the Shen character decorative belt. These decorations are surrounded by dense cloud and thunder patterns, and the carving is very exquisite. First stored at the Central Institute of History.