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"Zhou Ding casts gluttony, has a head but no body, cannibalism is not swallowed, and harm its body" This passage comes from "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", which means that the Zhou Dynasty's Ding is cast with gluttony, this monster has a head, but has no body, and when it eats people, it has not swallowed it, and it will kill itself. It shows that the ancients advised people not to do evil, otherwise evil will be rewarded. Gluttony is a legendary monster that is very gluttonous, likes to eat people, and is extremely powerful.
The animal face pattern square seat is now the treasure chicken bronze museum
In the primitive slave society, bronzes were mainly used for sacrifices, highlighting the supreme royal power and solemn rituals, and the exaggerated monster facial ornaments on the main body of the bronzes first created a terrifying atmosphere, making those involved in the sacrifice feel fear and awe. It embodies the mystery and solemnity of the sacrificial ceremony; Secondly, the level of productivity in primitive society is low, people attribute many phenomena to divine power, so they are in charge of sacrifices, and the status of the sorcerer who "communicates with the gods" is respected, the word "witch" represents the sky on the horizontal, the next horizontal represents the earth, and the two people in the middle represent the communication between heaven and earth in the crowd, and the sacrifice communicates with the heavens, earth, people, and gods to predict the future and divination.
Wizards used the animals on bronze to communicate with the gods, so these strange animal patterns represent mystery and power; There is also a theory that gluttony is a gluttonous monster, and gluttony is cast on bronze to warn the nobles of the consequences of greed.
The source of the design on the 20 yuan pattern is the animal face pattern. The animal face pattern is fierce and solemn, the structure is rigorous, it makes people feel dignified and mysterious, has a strong decorative nature, and is one of the best works in the bronze decorative pattern.