Taotie Bronze Zun Talks about the Civilization of Shang and Zhou Dynasties
When the majestic and exquisite four ear breast nail beast face Gui was unearthed, all archaeologists on site were amazed. This four eared Gui is over 40 centimeters high and over 50 centimeters wide, with a round body and deep abdomen. The mouth is folded outward, and the abdomen is "covered" with hard breast nails. When unearthed, two stacked earless Guis were placed inside, and the part without copper rust is very bright. Four Gui ears are cast separately on the belly of the Gui body, with exquisite stripes adorned from the neck to the lower abdomen. Surprisingly, this four ear breast nail beast face Gui is adorned with 28 cow heads and 192 breast nails. The front, side, and back of the Gui ear are adorned with various shapes of cow heads, and the embossed cow head on the top of the Gui ear is a combination of form and spirit, lifelike and lifelike. Liu Hongbin, deputy director of Baoji Municipal Administration of Cultural Relics and Tourism, said that close to the ears of cows, it seemed that you could hear the breath from the nose of cows.
According to experts, in addition to the four ear breast nail beast face Gui unearthed this time, two Gui pieces have also been unearthed in the Baoji area. One of them was unearthed in Zhifang Village, Baoji in the 1980s, and is now in Baoji Bronzeware Museum, but it is much smaller than the one unearthed this time. Liu Hongbin explained that the four ear Gui was rarely found in history. In addition to the bronze museum collection in Baoji City, there is another famous one that was stolen from the Western Zhou Tomb in Daijiawan, Baoji, and is now stored in the American Folier Art Museum, but they are not as large as this one. This four eared Gui can be described as the "most impressive" in the archaeological history of bronze Gui in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Among the numerous bronze artifacts unearthed this time, a bronze sacrificial statue with small wings can be described as exquisite and unparalleled. This animal with antlers on its head and a sheep like face exudes a cute and adorable appearance, making it difficult to look away. This sacrificial head resembles a herbivorous animal, while its four legs have the claws of a carnivorous animal. From the side view, this' four unlike 'bird has upright front legs and bent back legs, with a pair of wings extending from its abdomen as if it was about to run wild. In addition, in addition to being adorned with exquisite patterns on its back, the buttocks and legs of the sacrificial deity were also rounded and thick, with a short tail capturing all the strength.
The objects used by ancient people to worship gods were mostly colorful, gorgeous, and eye-catching to show piety. Cultural relics expert Wang Zhankui said, "As a heavy tool used by ancient people to worship gods, the sacrificial statue has extremely high archaeological research and artistic appreciation value, and is a very rare Shang Dynasty bronze art treasure." Bronze statues in the shape of animals such as the ox statue, the horse statue, and the bird statue have been unearthed in the Baoji area before, but there is no consistent form with this sacrificial statue, especially the pair of small wings on the abdomen of this sacrificial statue, Even rarer. Due to its concentration of various animal forms, it is currently unable to be named, and it is temporarily referred to as the sacrificial deity.
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