方格纹铜鼎通高20厘米，口径15.3厘米，底径10厘米，敛口，折沿尖唇，垂腹下收，平底，三空心四棱锥状足，口沿上有两个半环状耳，腹部饰以很不规整的带状阳线方格纹，其造型和纹饰风格与中原龙山文化晚期的陶鼎几乎完全一致，但材质却是当时罕见的贵金属——青铜。
The square copper tripod is 20 centimeters high, 15.3 centimeters in diameter, 10 centimeters in bottom diameter, folding along the sharp lip, hanging down, flat bottom, three hollow quadrangular pyramidal feet, with two semi-circular ears on the edge of the mouth, and the abdomen is decorated with irregular square pattern of banded Yang lines. Its shape and decorative style are almost identical with the pottery tripod of the late Longshan Culture in Central Plains, but its material is rare precious metal at that time. —— Bronze.
“该鼎为合抱模铸风格，端庄规整，纹饰朴素。”洛阳博物馆保管部主任张玉芳说，方格纹铜鼎1975年出土于有着“夏都斟寻鄩（xún）”之称的偃师二里头遗址，外形虽略显稚拙粗糙，却暗含高贵之意，正如华夏文明初创时的真实写照。
"The tripod is in the style of embracing die casting, dignified and regular, simple decoration." Zhang Yufang, director of the preservation Department of the museum, said that the square shaped bronze tripod was unearthed in 1975, which is called the "Er x n". Its shape is slightly childish and rough, but contains a noble meaning, just like the true portrayal of the Chinese civilization when it was first created.
方格纹铜鼎是迄今为止已知的我国最早的青铜炊具，是当之无愧的“华夏第一鼎”。
The square grid bronze tripod is the earliest bronze cooking utensils known to China so far, and it is well deserved "the first Ding of China".