毛公鼎大口圆腹，整个造型浑厚而凝重，饰纹也十分简洁有力、古雅朴素，标志着西周晚期，青铜器已经从浓重的神秘色彩中摆脱出来，淡化了宗教意识而增强了生活气息。
Mao Gongding Ding has a big round belly, the whole shape is thick and dignified, and the decorative patterns are very simple, powerful and simple. It marks the late Western Zhou Dynasty. Bronzes have been shaken off from the mysterious color, weakening religious consciousness and enhancing the flavor of life.
毛公鼎的高度和重量与其他殷商时期所挖掘到的巨大青铜器区别很大，但毛公鼎上刻的铭文却是当今出土的七千多件铭文青铜器中最多的，有32行，499字，是西周青铜器之最，相当具有研究价值。
The height and weight of Mao Gong Ding are quite different from the huge Bronzes Excavated in other Yin and Shang dynasties, but the inscriptions carved on Mao Gong Ding are the largest of the more than 7,000 inscriptions unearthed today, with 32 lines and 499 characters. It is the most valuable bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty and has considerable research value.