The cushioned, fabric box contains 2 metal objects (a metal spoon and a square base) and 1 paper fold-out information sheet in Chinese and English.

The label on the outside of the box reads 漢代司南模型.

漢代司南模型: 中國四大發明之一. 中國歷史博物館監製; 鋼鐵研究縂院製造. Made by the Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Ministry of Metallurgy, supervised by the Museum of Chinese History.