The archaic bronze tripod censer is of bulbous form, stands on three columnar legs, body incised with taotie mask and patterns, below two raised handles on the rim, inscription on the interior.|Western Zhou Dynasty period.||Height: 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm) Width: 7 in (17.8 cm)|西周 青銅三足雙耳鼎|鼎是我國青銅文化的代表。鼎在古代被視為立國重器，是國家和權力的象徵。直到現在中國人仍然有一種鼎崇拜的意識，“鼎”字也被賦予“顯赫”、“尊貴”、“盛大”等引申意義，慎在《說文解字》裡說：“鼎，三足兩耳，和五味之實器也。”