Shi zun

Shi zun (Chinese: 豕尊; pinyin: Shǐ Zūn) is an ancient Chinese ritual bronze zun vessel, shaped like a boar, from the late Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC).

[1][2] The Shi zun is 72-centimetre (28 in) long, 40-centimetre (16 in) high and weighs 30-kilogram (66 lb).

Its whole body is decorated with patterns of scutes, clouds, dragons and animal faces.

[2] In early 1981, Zhu Guiwu (朱桂武), a Hunanese villager from Chuanxingshan of Xiangtan County, discovered the Shi zun when he dug the foundation of his new house.

It was identified by the cultural relics department as a Shang dynasty Chinese ritual bronze zun vessel.

Shi zun .