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English: Bronze Ding of Ren (cooking vessel)
Cooking vessels such as this were also ritual objects, symbolizing power and wealth; the number of dings allowed in a burial was regulated according to official position and social status. An inscription inside this ding records that an important man named Ren received gifts from the King of Zhou - in return, Ren had this vessel made to commemorate the viture and morality of the Zhou king. |
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| current | 07:52, 27 October 2007 | | 2,568 × 2,508 (3.55 MB) | Editor at Large (talk | contribs) | rotated slightly, cropped, cleaned up, fixed reflections, etc. |
| 00:34, 27 October 2007 |  | 3,648 × 2,736 (3.62 MB) | Editor at Large (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|'''Bronze Ding of Ren''' (cooking vessel) *Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 771 B.C.) Cooking vessels such as this were also ritual objects, symbolizing power and wealth; the number of ''dings'' allowed in a burial was regulate |
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