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Bronze mirror with dragon designs
Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
It was unearthed from Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province.
Bronze be and Bronze zun
Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)
Both Bronze be and Bronze zun are stabbing weapons with wooden handles.
Bronze ge with inscription 'wang sun xiu'
Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)
Collected in Changsha, Hunan Province
Bronze mirror with people playing qin
Date : Song Dynasty(960-1279)
It is a bronze mirror with the patterns of one person sitting on the left playing qin.
Bronze mirror with rabbit design
Date : Song Dynasty(960-1279)
It is a round-shaped bronze mirror with a cloud-shaped supporting stand.
Sunflower-shaped bronze mirror
Date : Tang Dynasty(618-906 CE)
The mirror has the shape of a sunflower.
Lozenge bronze mirror
Date : Tang Dynasty(618-906 CE)
There is a tortoise on the middle of the mirror’s back and a hole used to hang the mirror with thread.
Mountain-shaped censer
Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
unearthed in 1995
Buffalo-shaped bronze lamp
Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
The body of this lamp is shaped like a water-buffalo with drooping ears and short legs.
Bronze weight
Date : Yuan Dynasty(1279-1368)
This is an ancient Chinese weight used as a measuring tool.
Bronze mirror with people playing football
Date : Song Dynasty(960-1279)
The bronze mirror has a smooth surface. On its back is a relief ornament depicting a scene of playing football.
Bronze jue (Wine vessel) with animal design
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
Bronze jue is an ancient wine holder with three legs and a loop handle.
Bronze yue (Axe) with tiger design
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
This Bronze yue (refers to an ancient battle-ax) is a kind of weapon.
Shoe-shaped bronze yue (battle-axe) with human design
Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)
The yue (battle-axe) is a kind of weapon.
Bronze gui with horse design
Date : Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)
Gui is a kind of food container in ancient China.
Bronze nao (musical instrument) with tiger design
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
Nao is a musical instrument used in ancient China. The nao is decorated with tiger stripes on its sides.
Bronze measure with inscription “Yan Ke”
Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)
This object was a standard measure in the State of Chu.
Boar-shaped bronze zun
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
Zun is a kind of wine vessel.
Elephant-shaped bronze zun
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
This zun is a kind of wine vessel in the shape of an elephant.
Bronze you (wine vessel) with phoenix design and inscription “ge”
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
It was unearthed at Wangjiafenshan, Huangcai Town, Ningxiang County, Hunan Province in 1970.
Bronze nao with elephant and beast mask design
Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)
It was unearthed at Shiguzhai, Laoliangcang, Ningxiang in 1959.
Bronze zun with inscription“Lv fu jia”
Date : Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)
This zun has common features from the Central Plain in shape and designs, with inscription“lv fu jia(旅父甲)”in the interior of vessel.
Bronze ge (spear) with inscription “Chu gong ge”
Date : Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)
Ge, a kind of weapon which appeared in the Shang Dynasty, is an important weapon type in Shang and Zhou period.
Bronze zun with snake designs
Date : Spring and Autumn Period (770-ca.475 BCE)
Zun is a wine vessel.