This warming cauldron is a vessel for heating water. The inside contains a character 
, a vessel holding a person (ren) within water. Researchers have interpreted this as “warm” (wen) and the artefact has thus been named “warming cauldron.” The body of the pot is both large and deep, and has a capacity of 39,600 ml. As of today, only three of this kind of vessel have been unearthed and were all likely used to heat water. Of the three, one discovered at sacrificial pit M229 located in the northern section of Wuguancun cemetery in Anyang has a circular lid. Two single-handled small cauldrons for drawing and pouring water have been discovered alongside this warming cauldron, a remarkably rare find.
, a vessel holding a person (ren) within water. Researchers have interpreted this as “warm” (wen) and the artefact has thus been named “warming cauldron.” The body of the pot is both large and deep, and has a capacity of 39,600 ml. As of today, only three of this kind of vessel have been unearthed and were all likely used to heat water. Of the three, one discovered at sacrificial pit M229 located in the northern section of Wuguancun cemetery in Anyang has a circular lid. Two single-handled small cauldrons for drawing and pouring water have been discovered alongside this warming cauldron, a remarkably rare find.- Item No.
- R001752
- Period
- Late 14th-mid 11th century B.C.
- Dimensions
- Height 67.6, diameter of mouth 38 cm.
- Excavated/Findspot
- Sacrificial Pit M1435, Hsi -pei-kang, Anyang, Honan
- Materials
- Bronze
- Notes
- Significant antiquity
