Ding cauldron with phoenix-shaped handles, Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BCE)

Ding cauldron with phoenix shaped handles, Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BCE)

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  The cover is the mouth of the mother and the son, with ears in the shape of phoenix, belly bulge, and hoofs and feet with animal face patterns. There are four phoenix crouching and looking back on the cover, with a half ring button in the middle. The belly of the utensil is decorated with curly patterns and ring stripes. The phoenix shaped ears of this tripod are special, and the dragon shaped ears popular in the Spring and Autumn Period are generally decorated on the Gui, such as the early Spring and Autumn bronze Gui unearthed in the east of Yatou Village, Linzi River, Shandong Province. The original device is damaged. It is suspected that the two phoenix ears and the cover are added later