There is a golden beast on the "jar"
There is Ying (yǐng) Zhuo (chēng) in the "jar"
(Ying Zhuo, also called Ying Yuan, is an ancient gold currency)
It can be said to be "a national treasure containing a national treasure"
Three Here are some highlights to introduce you to wrong gold, silver and copper kettles
01
There is a treasure within the treasure!
The green "copper pot" was filled with gold
In 1982
archaeologists discovered this gold and silver copper pot
in Nanyaozhuang, Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province
Although it had been buried underground for 2000 years,
the hollow pattern on the lower part of the copper pot belly had been damaged.
But this does not affect its important status
On this gold and silver copper pot
Experts discovered a Han Dynasty gold beast weighing 9100 grams
The gold content reached 99%
The gold beast is one of the gold objects discovered by archeology in my country.
The heaviest piece
It looks like a tiger and a leopard
The circular markings on its body
are made by hammering the animal body after it is cast
So it combines
ancient metal casting and hammering (yè) two processes
The gold content of Ying (yǐng) Zhuo (chēng)
in the pot is 90% ~ 99%
When using Ying Zhuo,
cut it into small pieces as needed,
and then weigh it with a scale and pay
, so there will be cutting marks on its edges.
Yingjuo is the earliest weighing gold currency found in our country
(Weighing currency is weight currency, which is a form of currency before the birth of paper money. The weighing currency in ancient China was mainly cloth, grain and metal.)
This copper kettle may seem inconspicuous
In fact, it is a "national treasure containing a national treasure"
02
It is covered with 48 panchi + 576 plum blossom nails
It is a representative work of the Bronze Age
This copper kettle not only has "heavy gold in its belly"
And it is exquisite.
The copper pot has three parts: the body, the base, and the perforated decoration.
The neck is decorated with 8 sets of geometric gold and silver patterns.
The perforated decoration is divided into two upper and lower groups.
A total of 48 pan (pán) and chi (chī) are decorated. ), 576 plum blossom nails
The upper and lower sets of hollow holes are decorated in the middle
There is a horizontal hoop connecting them into a cover shape
The outer wall of the horizontal hoop has a gold and silver moiré collar
There are 4 paving heads around the ring
Gold, silver and copper The pot
is the master of pre-Qin bronze crafts
. Together with the cloud pattern copper ban of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Marquis Zeng Yizun plate of the Warring States period
, it is a representative work of my country's Bronze Age
03
Behind the inscription
is a historical event with ups and downs
In addition to being precious and gorgeous
There are also three important inscriptions on the copper pot. One of them confirms a historical event that occurred 2,300 years ago. "Historical Records: Yan Zhaogong Family" and "Warring States Policy" and other records:
King Yan abdicated, The reign of Prime Minister Guozi caused civil strife in Yan for three years. Instigated by King Qi's conspiracy, the civil war intensified. Qi took the opportunity to send troops to attack the capital of Yan. They won a great victory despite the fact that "the soldiers did not fight and the city gates were not closed." An important weapon of the Yan royal family.
△Copy of the inscription on the outer edge of the circle foot. Contents of the inscription: In the fifth year of King Sui, Chen Min of Yi (Yang) was laid. Chen Zhang Nei, defeated the Yan state and gained it.
The inscription on the outer edge of the copper kettle ring
refers to exactly this.
The meaning is probably
The fifth year of King Xuan of Qi
Chen Min is the emperor, and Tian Ji has been reset.
Chen Zhang is Zhang Zi in the history book.
He led troops to attack the capital of Yan State and captured it. The spoils of war
△The content of the inscription inside the mouth: Twenty-five heavy gold pots are supported by one and five Zhou
In addition to this inscription recording historical events
There are also inscriptions on the inside of the copper pot mouth and on the inside of the ring foot
孛(bó), Zhou
It is the Warring States Period At that time, the special quantifier of the Yan Kingdom was equivalent to the dou and liter at that time.
A heavy gold casing was a bronze kettle decorated with a multi-layer net cover.
Experts speculated that
this was because the craftsman was "very satisfied" after making the pot.
Therefore, this kind of The hollowing process gave the pot its name.
This is also the only known bronze ware
that is named after its craft.
Only the remains of the inscription on the inside of the ring foot are now visible.
The approximate content is "The Queen's Right Wine"
Experts speculate that this may be the use of The memory of the author
Although damaged, the splendor cannot be concealed
The gold, silver and copper pots are the hero of the Warring States Period.
The masterpiece of ancient Chinese bronze crafts
It has been buried underground for two thousand years
It is still precious
Source: CCTV News Client
(Editor: Cheng Yumeng)
