Treasures from the bronze age of China: an exhibition from the People's Republic of ChinaBronze artifacts, terra-cotta figures, and jade carvings, many unearthed only recently, are presented here in color photographs with notes on their backgrounds and uses |
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10th century 10th century b.c 1976 from Tomb animal mask Anyang period Archaeology artistic Beijing bells belt hook bird blade body Bronze Age bronze art bronze casting bronze vessels capital cauldron century b.c Height chariot China coiled copper crested birds culture decoration designs Dian Dou Wan dragons earliest Eastern Zhou period Erlitou Erlitou culture Excavated 1976 exhibition figures flanges Food container Fu Hao's tomb head Hebei Henan Province high relief horns horse Hubei Province Hunan Hunan Provincial Museum inlay inscribed inscriptions jade lacquers legs Liu Sheng Liyu Luoyang metal metropolitan millennium b.c mold motifs nomadic objects ornament Panlongcheng pattern piece Qin dynasty regional represent Shaanxi Province Shaanxi Provincial Museum Shang dynasty Shang period shape side silhouette spirals steppes style surface technique terracotta army tigers tion tradition Warring States period Western Zhou bronze wine vessel Xian Zhengzhou phase Zhou kings