Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ding food vessel

China

Date

11th-10th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The ding vessel originated from a pottery prototype dating to the Peiligang culture of the Neolithic period (c. 7000–5000 bce). In bronze examples, legs shaped like stylized dragons eventually took the form of birds—here, birds standing on their claws and tails. Above the legs runs a band of cicadas, symbols of renewal and rebirth. China, Asia

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