Who is the hand of the "Bronze Blind Box" in Sichuan?

Snake Frog copper

Cover reporter Li Yuxin Liu Kexin Photography Chen Yu Xiao Yang Bo

Snake frogs used to put off the sacrifice, copper drums and copper chips symbolizing noble identity and power, three edges and arrows that can deeply pierce the enemy's skull ... Behind this batch of unique bronze wares, what kind of implication is implied in the end. Stories and historical stories? On June 18th, "Exploring the Ancient Civilization of Ancient Civilization · Casting the Awareness of the Chinese Nation Community -the first academic seminar of the Yanyuan Bronze Culture and the Concentration of the Communications of various ethnic groups", a large number of archaeological coffees gathered in Yanyuan County, Liangshan Prefecture, The topics of Yanyuan cultural relics, archeology, national history and culture and other topics have been extensive and in -depth academic discussions. At the same time, the exhibition of boutique cultural relics held in sync with the seminar has also gradually exposed this group of bronze wares.

According to reports, these bronze wares excavated from the old dragon -headed cemeteries, from from the period to the Shang Zhou period, to the late Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty, providing a ruler and reference system for the cultural spectrum and years of the bronze era in southwestern Sichuan and even in western Yunnan. They have unique shapes, with both copper rods that echo the Sanxingdui and Sands sites, as well as bronze wares similar to cultural relic patterns unearthed from Central Asia, West Asia and India.

Branches

So, who do these bronze wares with mysterious shapes come from? In his speech, experts from Chengdu Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute believed that the Warring States Period presented in the tomb was unique to the bronze cultural appearance that descended to the Western Han Dynasty. From the analysis of the distribution of land and popular time, it may be closely related to the literature records. Related, it is clear that Yanyuan Bronze Culture, represented by the old dragon -headed cemetery, is a bronze culture with unique regional characteristics in the Bronze Age of the Southwest. Hurry up and see what kind of wonderful cultural relics have these "bronze blind boxes" opened!

"A single -branched show": Double horse pattern copper branches shaped device

Double Horse Tattoo Copper Branches

According to reports, copper branches are the most distinctive utensils in Yanyuan bronze culture, and the two -horse pattern copper branches are one of the typical shapes. The main body of the shape is a trunk, and one person stands in the middle of the tree. There are two round wall connected to the branches of the trunk. It reflects the life scene of one of the southwestern residents from the Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty.

"Strange Style": Snake Frog copper

Snake Frog copper

The most "eye -catching" in salt source bronze wares is some religious utensils. These utensils are weird and are only seen in the Yanyuan Basin. Among them, the most representative is a bronze -made snake frog copper pupae.盛 is an appliance used by the ancients to set off sacrifices. The shape of this 俎 is extremely exquisite and can be called the boutique of Yanyuan Bronze Culture. The case of the cricket has a long square -shaped, decorated with two yang line snake patterns, and the snake head is located at both ends of the case. Only three -dimensional squat frog.

"Realistic atmosphere": Three women's backwater bronze sticks first

Three women back water copper rods first

In addition to the copper stick, Yanyuan also unearthed the first bronze rod with different shapes. One of the three women's back of the bronze rod is particularly exquisite and full of realistic life. The head of the copper stick is 16.6 cm high and 6.6 cm wide. Three relatively standing back water girls are cast at the top of the head of the rod, wearing a small hat, wearing a knee -knee skirt, and a belt with a water tank on the forehead.

In the future, the archeological work of Yanyuan Bronze Civilization will continue. What kind of surprises and gains will be brought to people in this mysterious civilization in Shunan region, let us wait and see.

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