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Sacral bronze cauldron (ding), early Zhou dynasty

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Consten, Eleanor von Erdberg
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This is an example of a fangding or rectangular ding which is supported on four legs in the shape of birds. The handles are fixed to the narrow ends. -- h: 24.8 cm.

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Archives Series

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1958

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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