What was the ancient tripod used for?
2. Since the bronze tripod appeared, it has added another function and become an important ritual vessel for offering sacrifices to gods.
3. In the Zhou Dynasty, there were regulations on the number of users, such as "Emperor Jiuding, Seven Commanders Ding, Five Commanders Qing and Three Commanders Yuan". With the gradual evolution of this symbol of rank, status and status, Ding gradually became a symbol of kingship and a national treasure. Rulers often cast pots with the strength of the whole country.
4. After Qin Dynasty, the symbolic meaning of Ding Wangquan gradually lost. Later, with the spread of Buddhism in China, the form of Ding continued. The tripod of later generations is usually placed in front of the temple, which is both an ornament and a container for burning incense.
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Ding is the representative of bronze culture in China. It is the witness of civilization and the carrier of culture. According to the legend of Zhu Yu Jiu Ding, it can be inferred that China had bronze smelting and casting technology as early as 4000 years ago; The bronze ding of Shang Dynasty unearthed underground proved conclusively that Shang Dynasty in China was a highly developed bronze age.
Bronze tripod mostly has three legs with round abdomen and four legs with square abdomen. Dingkou has two ears. The possession and use of bronze tripod is one of the symbols of the status difference of slave owners.
According to the observation and analysis of archaeologists, the casting method of cauldron is considered as the core assembly method, that is, the clay mold is first made of soil, then the ceramic mold is turned over, and then the ceramic molds are put together and poured with copper liquid. Judging from the casting marks, Simu Wuding was cast by twenty molds.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Ding