Cauldron (Ding)
ClassificationsFurnishings-Cookware-cauldrons
Date475-221 BCE
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumCeramic
Dimensions4 1/2 × 11 in. (11.4 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carroll and Susanne Barrymore
Object number91.48.4
DescriptionCauldrons such as this ding were made of clay from the late Neolithic period until the Xia dynasty. By the Warring States period, these vessels were usually made from bronze, indicating that this pottery ding was only used for a ceremonial role or in a burial. The sole ornamentation is the band around the middle, called a xianwen in Chinese.On View
On view
475-221 BCE
770-256 BCE
475-221 BCE
600-800 CE
475-221 BCE
475-221 BCE
960-1279 CE
1572-1620 CE
1644-1911
2600-2300 BCE