CHINA ARQUEOLOGIA golden-age-chinese-archayeolog

66
66
side
Bronze human head with gold leaf
Height 48.5 (19 Vs)
Late Shang Period (?) (c. 1300-1100 BCE?)
From Pit 2 at Sanxingdui, Guanghan,
Sichuan Province
Sanxingdui Museum, Guanghan, Sichuan Province
67
Bronze human head with gold leaf (flat top)
Height 42.5 (16 3 A)
Late Shang Period (?) (c. 1300-1100 BCE?)
From Pit 2 at Sanxingdui, Guanghan,
Sichuan Province
Sanxingdui Museum, Guanghan, Sichuan Province
68
Bronze human head with hair ornament
Height 49.4 (19 Vs)
Late Shang Period (?) (c. 1300-1100 BCE?)
From Pit 2 at Sanxingdui, Guanghan,
Sichuan Province
Sanxingdui Museum, Guanghan, Sichuan Province
The head of the standing figure (cat. 65) mirrors
the features of most of the fifty-four bronze heads
found in the two Sanxingdui pits. Those that have
been documented fall into a range of 36 to 49
centimeters in height, roughly approximating the
head of the standing figure. The heads have several
features in common: broad, slanted brows; almondshaped
eyes with a median ridge; a pronounced
nose, with cheeklines extending to each side; a
tightly closed, straight mouth; a square jaw; and
squared ears with holes for earrings. Several examples
are smaller (ranging from 13 to 29 centimeters
in height) but retain the basic physiognomy.
The heads may be distinguished as various
"types" on the basis of their headgear. The most
common type (no fewer than thirty-eight examples
211 | SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINCDUI