He Zun (Wine Vessel)Time: Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1,100 BC-771 BC)
Specification: 39 centimeters high; 28.6 centimeters in caliber; 14.6 kilograms in weight
Excavation: Jiacun Village, Baoji, Shaanxi Province, in 1963Collection place: Baoji Bronze Ware Museum, Shaanxi Province
With four ridges running all the way down, it bears such designs as animals and plant leaves. On the interior bottom is an inscription of 122 Chinese characters in 12 lines, which are of great historic importance.
Maoling Mausoleum Stone Carving
Time: Western Han dynasty (206 BC-24 AD)
Excavation: Maoling Village, Xingping County, Shaanxi Province
Collection place: Maoling Museum in Xingping
Located in Xingping County, 40 kilometers northwest of Xi'an, Maoling Mausoleum is the resting place for Emperor Han Wudi. Around Maoling Mausoleum, more than 20 tombs now still accompany Emperor Han Wudi. Most of them are the tombs of imperial wives, meritorious ministers and worthy nobles. Here also to be found is the Tomb of Huo Qubing, which is renowned for its magnificent stone carvings.
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