Tian Jiao Fang Ding

[Tian Ge Fang Ding]

Tian Ge Fang Ding is 15.6cm in height, 15cm in width and 1.68kg in weight
The tripod is cuboid, square lip, double upright ears, straight wall, and four column feet. It has a flat cover with a ring button. There are animal face patterns under the mouth, three rows of breast nail patterns on the abdomen, arranged in a “concave” shape, and triangular cloud patterns on the feet
There are two lines and six characters on the cover and the vessel:
Tian Jiaozuo
Mother Xin Zun
The inscription records that Tian Jiao made a sacrifice for his mother Xin
This tripod was unearthed in Baoji, Shaanxi.

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