Chongyang bronze drum is one of the earliest bronze drums discovered in China so far. It is a precious material for studying the ancient bronze art in China and the ritual and music system in slave society, and it is a peerless treasure.
1June 977 14 The Shang bronze drum unearthed in Baini Town, Chongyang County, Hubei Province is the only remaining Shang bronze drum with animal face patterns in China, and it has been reported that it is called "Shang gluttonous bronze drum". The bronze drum is woven from three parts: drum crown, drum body and drum seat. It is one of the earliest bronze drums discovered in China, which can be traced back to the late Shang Dynasty about 3,000 years ago. After the flood, four farmers found the Chongyang bronze drum on the shore.
Bronze drum shape:
This bronze drum has a strange shape, the main body is like a horizontal waist drum, the crown is saddle-shaped and there is a rectangular bracket under it. The whole body is decorated with a gluttonous face composed of an intaglio Yun Leiwen and a chest nail, with round sides and protruding like apricots. The copper edge is beautiful, simple and dignified.
This bronze drum has a strange shape and a complex and simple pattern. The drum as a whole is composed of a drum crown, a drum body and a drum seat, which looks like a wooden leather drum. The drum crown is made into a saddle shape with a round hole in the middle for hanging the rope. Drum is a modern waist drum shape, placed horizontally, and the drum surface is oval, which can be slapped left and right; The drum base is a regular cube, hollow and communicated with the drum belly.
There is no decoration on the surface of the bronze drum. Other parts are decorated with Yun Leiwen's gluttonous patterns, and both ends of the drum body are also decorated with three circles of nail patterns. The bronze drum is 75.5cm high and weighs 42.5kg (85kg).