Western Zhou Dynasty Jingji Ding with a single column and a plate

Age: Western Zhou, Grade 1

Specifications: Total height 15.2cm, height of upright ears 2.6cm, diameter of tripod mouth 14cm, belly diameter 14.5cm, belly depth 7.8cm, plate diameter 17.5cm, weight 1726g

Excavation site: Excavated from Tomb No. 2 of Rujiazhuang National Cemetery in Baoji City in 1974

Food vessel. The tripod is divided into two layers, the upper layer is the tripod, and the lower layer is the round plate. The tripod body stands on a round column, with square upright ears, flat folded edges, slightly inward mouth, shallow belly, no feet, a circle of string pattern around the neck, and very thick soot on the bottom of the belly. The plate belly is very shallow, with a small round bottom, three small short feet under the plate, and a round column in the middle of the plate to support the tripod body. There is an inscription of two lines and seven characters on the belly wall of the tripod: "Yu Bai (Bo) Zha (Zuo) Jing Ji Ding". The Jingji Single-Pillar Tripod with Plate is a warming vessel. Meat is placed in the tripod, and charcoal can be placed in the small plate to warm the food in the tripod. The Jingji Single-Pillar Tripod with Plate has a unique concept and novel shape, and it is the only one of its kind in the Western Zhou bronze ware.