牛方鼎
典藏者
中央研究院歷史語言研究所
出土於西北岡1004號大墓南墓道北端與墓室交界處，出土時與鹿方鼎並置。長方形，四足兩耳，唇緣外撇，器身四角及中間均有扉稜，四足中空，自上俯視可見器內底有四個孔洞。腹部四壁與四足上部都裝飾了大而立體的牛首紋飾，由牛角型態可知為水牛，因稱之為牛方鼎。器長邊面上的牛首兩側裝飾了冠羽飛揚的猛禽。器內底部有牛形銘文。本器為現存殷代方鼎中少數的大型品。
This bronze cauldron is the largest and heaviest bronze object ever found in the archaeological excavations carried out by the Institute at Anyang. It was unearthed at the northern end of the southern corridor of the Royal Tomb M1004,placed together with the Lu Fang-ting. The main decoration on each of the four sides is an ox head in relief. On the two wider sides, there is a standing phoenix on each side of the ox head. On the two narrow sides appear one dragon and one bird on each side of the ox head. There is a band of "Kuei-dragon" patterns on the upper portion of the vessel. The four legs of the square cauldron are also decorated with ox heads. An ox emblem is cast on the inner bottom of the vessel.
This bronze cauldron is the largest and heaviest bronze object ever found in the archaeological excavations carried out by the Institute at Anyang. It was unearthed at the northern end of the southern corridor of the Royal Tomb M1004,placed together with the Lu Fang-ting. The main decoration on each of the four sides is an ox head in relief. On the two wider sides, there is a standing phoenix on each side of the ox head. On the two narrow sides appear one dragon and one bird on each side of the ox head. There is a band of "Kuei-dragon" patterns on the upper portion of the vessel. The four legs of the square cauldron are also decorated with ox heads. An ox emblem is cast on the inner bottom of the vessel.
