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THE GOLDEN ACE OFChinese Archaeolog
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The exhibition is sponsored by East
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CHU AND OTHER CULTURESC. 770- 221 B
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THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONJune 24,19
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China offers this important exhibit
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from several continents, whose illu
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AcknowledgmentsFive years ago, when
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Archaeological Sites
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BRONZE AGE CHINACHU ANDOTHERCULTURE
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CHINESE HISTORICAL PERIODS AND DYNA
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since Shen Nong, or Yan Di —the f
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(American, 1870-1946), chief palaeo
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Hardstone owl; height 34.1(i3 3 /s)
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Soon after, two young Chinese schol
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prise with steady, though modest, f
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archaeologists were scarce and supe
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Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). 71
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Bronze spirit tree; height384 (151
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bution, chronology, and behavior; t
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1 The jin shi xue was formally esta
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CATALOGUE
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The Foundation of Chinese Civilizat
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exhibit similarities to those of th
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the first Banpo phase, nearly all o
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kind of graphic notation. These mar
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of triangles pointing outward. The
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3Painted pottery ping flaskHeight 3
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4Painted pottery hu jarHeight 20.8
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65 I YANCSHAO CULTURE: BANPO
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1 Excavated in 1978; published: Lin
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Painted pottery pen basin;height 12
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of the relationships between Majiay
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ing one another and holding between
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7Painted pottery ping containerHeig
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9Painted pottery guan jarHeight 21.
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Aerial view of the femalespirit tem
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of the eponymous female spirit —
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FIG. i. Jade coiled dragon;height 2
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n1 Two-thirds of the mound had been
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13impressive of the Niuheliang tomb
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89 I HONCSHAN CULTURE
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i6i6Jade owlWidth 3.8 (iV 2 )Hongsh
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i8i8Cloudlike jade plaqueHeight 12.
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20FIG. 2. Triple-bi'-shapedjade pen
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vey the impression that she is talk
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THE DAWENKOUAND SHANDONGLONCSHANCUL
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alligator scutes (probably the rema
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groups, each with distinct customs.
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FIG. i. Jade blade incisedwith gogg
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Painted pottery pen basin;height 20
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25Painted pottery pan basinHeight 8
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26a26Two painted pottery hu vessels
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2/a27Two painted pottery pen basins
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28Jade and bone hair ornament inlai
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THE LIANCZHU The Liangzhu culture i
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Of all Liangzhu achievements, jade
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2 9Jade congHeight 10 (3 7s), exter
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the motif by elevating it into reli
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FIG. i. Reconstruction ofthe axe an
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A pair of clawed feet, also represe
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by two winglike shapes covered with
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35Jade zhuo braceletHeight 2.6 (i),
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Cat. 35, incised and carveddecorati
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rated surfaces, spherical beads —
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The Epic of the Three DynastiesBRON
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Yangzi River (cats. 65-75) and Daya
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Conjectural reconstructionof one of
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37interiorouter mold sections would
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FIG. i. Cat 38: inlayand cross sect
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40perforation, the same four segmen
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FIG. i. Plan of Tomb 612 atDadianzi
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the early Shang bronzes did not ari
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42Painted pottery lei jarHeight 30
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43Painted pottery hu jarHeight 40.5
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159 I TOMBS OF THE LOWER XIAJIADIAN
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45Pottery jiao vesselHeight 18 (7 V
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Conjectural reconstructionof the ed
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ing a dedicatory inscription to ano
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Cat 67 from above andside: decorati
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4»Bronze owl-shaped zun vesselHeig
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Cat. 49 from above andside. After Z
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1/3 | TOMB 5 AT XIAOTUN
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51Bronze jue vesselHeight 37.3 (i4
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for binding the axe to the shaft; t
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179 I TOMB 5 AT XIAOTUN
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54a. Jade craneLength 12 (4 3 / 4 )
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Bovid scapulas excavated in1971 fro
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56ancestral sacrifices, so that the
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THE TOMB ATDAYANGZHOU,XIN'GAN,JIANG
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57Bronze two-sided maskHeight 53 (2
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58Bronze tigerHeight 25.5 (10), wid
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59Bronze fangding vesselHeight 97 (
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6oBronze ding tripodHeight 62.4 (24
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6iBronze yan steamerHeight 105 (41
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2OOBRONZE ACE CHINA
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63Bronze helmetHeight 18.7 (/Vs), w
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64Bronze bo bellHeight 33 (13), wei
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SACRIFICIAL PITSAT SANXINGDUI,GUANG
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65Bronze standing figureHeight 262
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6666sideBronze human head with gold
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67213 I SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINC
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68215 I SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINC
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6969sideBronze mask with hooked-clo
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masks, some of which are pieced at
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7iBronze figure with headdressHeigh
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73by strong modeling; the surface i
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74Bronze lei vesselHeight 54 (21 y
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227 I SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINGDU
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FIG. i. Remains of chariotsin the s
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76Bronze ding tripod with five hand
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Zhou bronzes, the motif is delibera
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single head — or, alternatively,
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(c. 1045 BCE) and was rewarded with
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79these two neighboring families; o
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8oFeng bronze zun vesselHeight 16.8
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Reverent and illustrious was the St
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245 I BRONZES FROM ZHUANCBAI
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six animals climb its sides, and tw
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body of the dead and his or her pos
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85Jade pel pectoralLength c. 50 (19
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86Jade pel pectoralLength c. 150 (5
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256 I BRONZE ACE CHINA
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88Hare-shaped bronze zun vesselHeig
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8 9Bronze he vesselHe vessels of th
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90Cylindrical bronze vessel with pe
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CHU AND OTHER CULTURES
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Cat. 95, detailcates the pervasiven
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CHU TOMBS ATXIASI, XICHUAN,HENAN PR
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9iChime of twenty-six bronze zhong
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ful and am at ease and composed. I
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cat. 105), numerous lacquered wood
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92Bronze huoding tripod, pair of li
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28O I CHU AND OTHER CULTURES
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94Bronze dou vessel inlaid with tur
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284 I CHU AND OTHER CULTURES
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generally believed to have been one
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traditionally associated with the h
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97without lidFIG. i. Profile and cr
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98Bronze filterHeight 88.5 (34 3 /
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scribed with the name of King Yichu
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to hold the wings, and a crown of d
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1O1Bronze drum standHeight 54 (2i l
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1O2Bronze triple ji halberdLength (
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104Two bronze mat weightsHeight 8.0
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than hammered from sheets, the conv
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in common use in the central plains
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advances in joinery techniques, gav
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complement on the left is portrayed
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FIG. i. Cat. 108: profile;lid and h
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315 I CHU LACQUERS FROM HUBEI
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and secured within the wooden frame
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FIG. i. Detail of a paintedcoffin f
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creature; the two horns of the beas
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144Jade pei pectoralLength approxim
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H5Jade pei ornament in the shape of
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figures, a huang, and some beads. 2
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carved jade object. The silver box
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texts are exceedingly rare events);
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incised lines. The cup sits on thre
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1506i5obdetailplumes and two intert
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150Chave been used in conjunction w
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an expression of inner contemplatio
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quarter of the fifth century had be
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152Painted stone standing Buddha97
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153Painted stone standing bodhisatt
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HEJIACUNAND OTHERDISCOVERIES ATXI'A
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154Parcel-gilt silver pan dish with
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156in counterbalance, one up and on
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!57Jade belt inlaid with gold, pear
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158Two gold tree appliquesHeight 13
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!59Gilt bronze striding dragonHeigh
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DISCOVERIESFROM THE FAMENMONASTERYA
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The second chamber of the crypt con
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placed one in each corner of the in
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i6iGilt bronze pagodaHeight 53.5(19
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l62Crystal reliquary container in t
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163doctrine for the most speedy att
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outspread wings; their sweeping tai
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including the Pure Land of the West
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i6 5Parcel-gilt silver tea basketHe
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i66Openwork parcel-gilt silver cens
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167Mi se ware pan dishHeight 6.1 (2
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i68Blue glass pan dish with engrave
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169Bronze ewerHeight 29.5 (11.61);
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TANG POTTERYFUNERARYFIGURES FROMXI'
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Cat. 173century CE, sancai (three-c
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I/OA group of five painted pottery
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elaborate arrangements or wear the
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areas long before the earliest arti
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504 I EARLY IMPERIAL CHINA
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THE TOMB OFWANG CHUZHIAT XIYANCHUAN
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Southeast corner of theanteroom, sh
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V5indicating that such deliberate m
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be a male conductor, or drum major.
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ESSAYS
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At the turning point of the twentie
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lower and middle Yangzi regions and
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Henan province; it ultimately retre
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mainly in northern China, and we ha
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The Bronze Age of ChinaZ O U H E N
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finds demonstrated that the early S
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more 70,000 square meters. Cities o
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Archaeological investigation of the
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led archeologists to designate thei
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expanding and then contracting. Bec
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the broader definition of the Chu c
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Cat. 95, detailtypes of vessels are
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shaman and ghosts, and favored lewd
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shu (c. 179-104 BCE) known as the "
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The Han and Tang DynastiesXUPINGFAN
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excavations prior to the Mancheng e
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was granted the titles of Prince of
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mi se porcelains and the gold and s
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FufengFujian Province (Fujian Sheng
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XinzhuxiangXishuiquanXitaiXiyanchua
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Maba ManMajiabang CultureMajiayao C
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gong (guang)guguguanguiguihehehuhu
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Chang 19863. Chang Kwang-chih.The A
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Liaohe wenming qiyuantezheng zai re
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Kuhn 1982. Kuhn, Dieter. "The Silk-
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Morgan 1877. Morgan, Lewis H.Ancien
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wenwu kaogudui. "SichuanWushan Daxi
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Wang and Wang 1993. Wang Xu andWang
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Quanshu. Vol. 463. Shanghai,1987.Yu
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shouci faxian tongqi," Kaogu1984,10
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Dawenkou culture, 51, 53, 66, 99-10
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Sanji, Pingshan, Hebei province,352