Bronze Ding (cooking vessel) Decorated with Design of Cicadas

  • View(279546)
Dates:

Spring & Autumn Period

Size:

Total height 27cm, Diameter of mouth 24cm

Unearthed in Sunjiagang, Liu’an county, Anhui province in 1974.

The bronze Ding has a round mouth, thick rim, wide flared ears, a globular body, a circular base and a flat cover. The cover is decorated with animal mask design all around and has a semicircular knob in the middle. The upper belly is decorated with coiled serpent patterns while the lower belly is decorated with cicada patterns. All the patterns are separated by vertical ridges.