Food vessel in red terracotta in the form of a thick-walled rectangular basket: Ancient Egyptian, Early Dynastic

Ritual food vessel (gui) of cast bronze, with two stylised animal handles and two borders of stylised dragons, used for serving food during banquets and as burial item for the ruling class: China, early Western Zhou Dynasty, 1100 - 1000 BC

Food vessel or kumete of wood carved in form of a frigate bird and inlaid with pearl shell: Melanesian, Solomon Islands

Gui (ritual food vessel) of bronze, decorated with stylised animal masks and dragon-shaped handles, used for serving food during banquets and as a burial item for the ruling class, with later inscription in centre: China, Western Zhou Dynasty, 1046 - 771 BC

Complete food vessel from Burial D from the henge at North Mains, Perthshire, Early Bronze Age