Ding Tripod with Beast Design

Ding Tripod with Beast Design is 18.3 centimeters high and 16.5 centimeters in diameter.

 

photo/ Henan Museum 

In 1955,it was unearthed in Baijiazhuang Village,Zhengzhou,Henan Province.

With a round appearance,the ding has a open mouth and a pair of upstanding ear.

Three conical legs supports its round bottom,and its upper abdomen is decorated with three sets of animal face patterns round.