The archaic ritual vessel is of square form with roof-like lid, the four sides incised with taotie masks, each side with extruding edges, the lid bears similar motif.|Western Zhou Dynasty period.||Height: 10 in (25.4 cm) Length: 6 1/4 in (15.9 cm) Width: 4 3/4 in (12.1 cm)|西周 獸面紋方彝|此件方彝長方形口，平沿，深腹，平底，長方形直圈足。圈足四面中部皆有弧形缺口。整器飾以雷紋錦地。器四面中部、四角和圈足的相應位置皆有扉棱。口下部和圈足以整圈凹槽隔開，呈錦帶狀，四面皆飾兩兩相對的龍紋，龍紋之上亦裝飾華美。上下龍紋之間的方彝腹部為大獸面紋，裝飾飽滿。蓋為四阿式，蓋沿之上為兩條相對的龍紋，由一扉棱隔開，其上部為獸面紋。此方彝是青銅文物中之珍品，銅質精良，紋飾綺麗，是難得的藝術佳品。