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Dragon head and phoenix tail

Dragon head and phoenix tail

Dragon head and phoenix tail cauldron, bronze ware, daily utensil. Song Dynasty. Tail height 17.00; total height 25.00; mouth height 16.00; mouth diameter 15.00; foot height 9.00 cm. Excavated from...

Dragon head and phoenix tail

Dragon head and phoenix tail cauldron, bronze ware, daily utensil. Song Dynasty. Tail height 17.00; total height 25.00; mouth height 16.00; mouth diameter 15.00; foot height 9.00 cm. Excavated from...

Tiger and bird pattern Yang Sui

Tiger and bird pattern Yang Sui

Yangsui with tiger and bird patterns, early Spring and Autumn period, 7.5 cm in diameter. In 1956, M1052, the tomb of the Prince of Guo State, was unearthed from the...

Tiger and bird pattern Yang Sui

Yangsui with tiger and bird patterns, early Spring and Autumn period, 7.5 cm in diameter. In 1956, M1052, the tomb of the Prince of Guo State, was unearthed from the...

Bronze sword inlaid with turquoise

Bronze sword inlaid with turquoise

Bronze sword inlaid with turquoise, bronze, late Spring and Autumn Period, total length 41.3 cm. Unearthed in Gushi County, Henan Province in 1980. Now in the collection of Henan Museum.In...

Bronze sword inlaid with turquoise

Bronze sword inlaid with turquoise, bronze, late Spring and Autumn Period, total length 41.3 cm. Unearthed in Gushi County, Henan Province in 1980. Now in the collection of Henan Museum.In...

Bronze Running Sheep

Bronze Running Sheep

Bronze running sheep, bronze artifact, Han Dynasty, 14 cm long, 7 cm high. Unearthed in Koudian, Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan in 1974, now in the collection of Henan Museum.In March 1974,...

Bronze Running Sheep

Bronze running sheep, bronze artifact, Han Dynasty, 14 cm long, 7 cm high. Unearthed in Koudian, Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan in 1974, now in the collection of Henan Museum.In March 1974,...

Niu Shoujue

Niu Shoujue

Ox-headed jue, bronze, late Shang Dynasty. Total height 23.5 cm, tail length 19.3 cm, spout width 3.6 cm. Belly diameter 7.8 cm, belly depth 10.5 cm, foot height 10.2 cm,...

Niu Shoujue

Ox-headed jue, bronze, late Shang Dynasty. Total height 23.5 cm, tail length 19.3 cm, spout width 3.6 cm. Belly diameter 7.8 cm, belly depth 10.5 cm, foot height 10.2 cm,...

Bronze tripod with creeping geese

Bronze tripod with creeping geese

The “Crawling Goose” Bronze He [1] is a bronze wine vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is 25.2 cm tall, 31.8 cm long from spout to tail, 17.2 cm...

Bronze tripod with creeping geese

The “Crawling Goose” Bronze He [1] is a bronze wine vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is 25.2 cm tall, 31.8 cm long from spout to tail, 17.2 cm...