National Treasure – Ivory Cup inlaid with Turquoise (Shang Dynasty)
She was Wu Ding’s lover, confidante and comrade-in-arms. When she died at just 33 years of age, he was devastated. He had her laid to rest close to his palace.
Tag: ChinaArchaeology
National Treasure – Pottery Basin With Painted Coiled Dragon Pattern (Neolithic)
“Waiter, there’s a snake in my soup!”
Treasures – Turquoise Inlaid Bronze Plaques with Beast Mask Design (Xia Dynasty)
This could be the earliest Taotie motifs used in bronze.
Chinese Archaeological Museum 中国考古博物馆
The visit was inspired by a fellow museum lover when I visited Shaanxi Archaeological Museum back in March. He told me about how wonderful China Archaeological Museum in Beijing is.
Treasures – Turquoise Mosaic Dragon (Xia Dynasty)
Snake or dragon? We assume it is the dragon because of an anonymous poem from 2nc century BC.