Bowl with Lid

Many bronze plates, bowls, and spoons which were actually used were found in Wolji. This bronze bowl has a matching lid with a knob on top and a 1cm. base attached to the bottom. The rim of the lid is bent slightly inwards to make it fit onto the top of the bowl. The Chinese character for “set”(仇) is inscribed onto both the interior of the lid and the outer bottom of the bowl, indicating that these two pieces were designed as a pair. This inscription seems to be rather exceptional, as other bowls with a similar shape that have been discovered do not bear any such markings.