“A holy tree was cast on the chest of the animal, showing people in Sanxingdui worshipped the holy tree or treated it as a god. It’s the only one at the whole site,” Zhao Hao, a Peking University archaeologist in charge of pit #8 was quoted by state broadcaster CGTN as saying. “… this one is very large in size, with height and width both measuring about one meter (3.3 feet). It reflected a "different state of mind the ancient Shu people had at that time”, posits one of the archaeologists. The animal’s body has the engraving of a sacred tree engraved on its chest, and a horn on its head. The figurine is wearing a long gown, and the entire representation and depiction may be that the person on top is riding or controlling the beast. The mythical beast is shown with a large mouth, slender waist, four hoofs, and a human figurine standing on the head. Bronze Age Daggers Were Tools to Butcher Animals, Not Markers of Statusįull view of the large bronze mythical beast found in Sanxingdui.Gold Mask of Mysterious Sanxingdui Culture Inspires Memes.The statue was found last July, but was finally unveiled by Chinese archaeologists on Wednesday, reports South China Morning Post. But this bronze statue that lay nestled at the bottom of a hoard of other bronze wares, measured 1 meter (3.2 feet) tall by 1 meter (3.2 feet) in length. What’s most striking in this latest discovery is that all previous finds of animal statues at the Sanxingdui ruins since 1986 have been very small, only 20-30 centimeters (8-12 inches) long. The ruins at Sanxingdui have now revealed the largest ever animal bronzeware found there to date, weighing more than 330 pounds (150 kilos)! A fantastic creature has finally been released from the pit of extraordinary metal objects at Sanxingdui, China, once again proving the advanced metalworking skills, artistic talent and imagination that existed in this ancient culture 3,000 years ago.
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