Lu Fang-ting (Bronze Square Cauldron with a Deer Emblem)

Resource Identifier:

R001751

Description:

Unearthed together with the Niu Fan-ting, this cauldron is similar in type, but smaller in size. The main decoration on each of the sides is a deer head with a standing bird on each side. A band of k’uei-dragon patterns appears on the upper and lower parts of the vessel. The inscription cast on the bottom of the vessel is a pictographic character for "deer.

Date:

Late 14th-mid 11th century B.C.

Format:

Height 60.9, length 51.4, width 37.4 cm, weight 60.4 kg.

Coverage:

Royal Tomb M1004, Hsi-pei-kang, Anyang, Honan