The Harvard East Asian Archaeology Seminar Series and the Early China Lecture Series invite you to a talk by
 

Chen Chao-jung 陳昭容, Institute of History and Philology, Academic Sinica:

Daijia Wan and Shigu Shan: Late-Shang to
Early-Zhou Bronze Vessels Excavated from Baoji, Shaanxi

戴家灣與石鼓山－陝西寶雞出土商末周初青銅器

Synopsis: In the Wei River Valley, near the city of Baoji, Shaanxi, two caches of bronze vessels were unearthed in 1901 and 1927 at Daijia Wan, north of the river, while another large cache of bronze vessels was again discovered in 2012 at Shigu Shan, south of the river. These three collections of bronze vessels, dating to c. 1200 BCE, share similar styles, decorations, and vessel assemblages, that are distinct from other ancient bronze vessels found across China. In particular, the discovery of a bronze jin table and the vessels arranged on top of it have attracted much attention. Who owned these bronze vessels? Who made them? Where were they made? And why were they discovered in Baoji? These questions and more are to be explored in this presentation.

This talk will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese.

Professor Chao-jung Chen is a distinguished scholar in the field of Chinese archaeology and paleography, especially in the study of bronze inscriptions, Qin writings, etc., and a major contributor to the non-profit comprehensive database of early Chinese bronze vessels and inscriptions, Digital Archives of Bronze Images and Inscriptions. She has recently edited a book about the newest findings of bronze vessels from the Daijia Wan and Shigu Shan sites of Baoji.