安徽江淮地区出土西周甬钟简论

Chime Bells of the Western Zhou Period Unearthed from the Jianghuai Region,Anhui Province

安徽江淮地区目前发现的西周时期甬钟主要集中在太湖、长丰、巢湖、霍邱等四处地点。甬钟大致可分两式,分别为属于西周早中期的细阳线乳钉纹界格钟及属西周中期晚段的阴线乳钉纹界格钟。该区域甬钟的年代早于皖南西周甬钟,其埋藏形式特殊,多属于献祭礼器。安徽江淮地区的甬钟很可能来源于长江中游地区。

Chime bells of the Western Zhou period are mostly unearthed from the Jianghuai region-particularly Taihu, Changfeng, Chaohu, and Huoqiu counties-of Anhui Province. They can be broadly grouped into two types: bells of Type I are dated to the early to middle Western Zhou and characterized by thin, raised relief and bosses within the boundary grids;while those of Type Ⅱ are dated to the late stage of the middle Western Zhou, typically decorated with incised lines and bosses within the boundary grids. Chime bells unearthed from the Jianghuai region are overall older than those discovered in southern Anhui. Buried in unique ways, most of these bells are believed to have served as ritual bronzes. The middle reach of the Yangtze River valley is supposedly the source region for chime bells unearthed in the Jianghuai region.