Bronze horn, drinking vessel. It was popular in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was used by junior officials and civilians

The number of objects unearthed is very small. The shape of the objects is similar to that of the jue, but the difference is that there is no column along the mouth (Jue cap), and the flow forms the same pointed Angle as the tail of the Jue. There are many covers, some covers made of birds flying wings, very beautiful. There is a horn with a tubular flow in the body of the cup, and the shape is similar to the pottery horn of the Erlitou culture period, which can be considered as the earliest known horn. The horns of the Shang Dynasty and the early Western Zhou Dynasty were covered. After the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Jiao ceased to exist