Top 10 masterpieces inside the National Museum of China

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   Houmuwu square cauldron (ding)

Houmuwu square cauldron (ding), one of the 'Top 10 masterpieces inside the National Museum of China' by China.org.cn.

Houmuwu square cauldron [panoramio.com] 


Height: 133cm

Mouth: 112 x 79.2cm

Weight: 875 kg

Time: Late Shang (1300–1046 BC)

Excavated in 1939 from Wuguan Village in Anyang City, Henan Province, the four-legged bronze Houmuwu square cauldron, also known as Simuwu Ding, measures 133 cm in height and weighs in at 875 kg, making it the world's biggest bronze ware item ever excavated. The cauldron has straight sides, a deep belly and a flat base. Its design is a prime example of the Shang Dynasty's fine techniques.

 

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