The shell container for the scene of murdering and sacrificing pillars in the Western Han Dynasty is a bronze ware from the Dian Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty. It was unearthed in Shizhai Mountain, Jinning, Yunnan in 1955, and is now in the Yunnan Provincial Museum.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the shell storage device in the scene of killing people and offering sacrifices to pillars is shaped like a bronze drum with a bottom. The height of the container is 21 cm, the diameter of the mouth is 24.5 cm, and the diameter of the lid is 31 cm. Around the waist of the body, there are characters engraved with wires. Three-dimensional group sculptures are cast on the cover of the utensil, showing the ceremonial buildings, utensil settings, and the activities of characters in a sacrificial square.

There are 1 stele, 1 table, 2 bronze drums, 52 people, 1 pig, 1 dog, 17 baskets, 11 pots, 5 pieces of cloth, 1 piece of brocade, 1 chicken, 2 fish, three bundles of salary, and One part of the shoulders that the chief priest rides on, the bolts and ropes used by the prisoners, and the long swords, shields, armors and other things worn by the law enforcement officers.

The shell storage vessel in the Western Han Dynasty is 21 cm high, 24.5 cm in diameter, and 31 cm in lid diameter. Around the waist of the body, there are characters engraved with wires. Three-dimensional group sculptures are cast on the cover of the utensil, showing the ceremonial buildings, utensil settings, and the activities of characters in a sacrificial square.

There are 1 stele, 1 watch, 2 bronze drums, 52 people (22 men, 29 women, 1 child), 1 pig, 1 dog, 17 baskets, 11 pots (baskets and pots are distributed by 17 women) ), 5 bolts of cloth (to be held by 5 men), 1 piece of brocade pattern (with beaded strips on the surface, to be displayed by 1 woman), 1 chicken, 2 fish, three bundles of salary, and the officiant (job Lord, that is, the Lord of God and the Lord of the Corpse) ride on the shoulders, the bolts and ropes used by prisoners, and the long swords, shields, armors and other things worn by law enforcement officers.

A small bronze drum is placed on both sides of the cover, a copper pillar stands in the middle, two snakes are coiled in the middle of the pillar, a tiger stands on the top, and a crocodile lies on the base. A plaque stands on the right side of the column, and a naked man’s arms are tied behind his back on the wooden plaque, and his hair is tied behind the plaque.

On the right front of the wooden sign sits a person with his left foot locked in a wooden yoke; another person kneels on the ground with his hands behind his back, naked.

There are four rows of women sitting behind the copper pillars, with three to four people in each row, neatly arranged. Some have baskets on their knees, and the baskets contain things; some have bunches of things beside them, like freshly harvested crops. The first and second rows of women are neutral, and a man with a shoulder shawl puts his hands on his chest, making a wait-and-see gesture.

There are four other women sitting on the left side of the row, with a basket in front of their knees, which contains fish, meat, etc., and a man in front of them, standing and watching.

In the activity scene of the above-mentioned figures, there is a woman riding on shoulders, which seems to be the chief priest. There are two women beside him, each holding something in their hands, and a man behind the shoulders, which should belong to the attendant of the chief priest. Near the Jianyuzhe, there are several people who were tortured and executed with axes, which is somewhat similar to the scene of killing people and offering sacrifices to copper pillar shell containers.