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A Chinese bronze "gui" ritual vessel on a pedestal, used as a container for grain. From the Western Zhou Dynasty, dated c. 1000 BC. The written inscription of 11 ancient Chinese characters on the bronze vessel states its use and ownership by Zhou royalty.

From the Freer and Sackler Galleries of Washington D.C.
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self-made
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August 3, 2007.
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PericlesofAthens
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