GOLDEN BEAST-SHAPED ORNAMENT
2022-01-01 00:00:00
中國新書(英文版) 2022年1期
Spring and Autumn Period --- Qin
Height 2.5 cm， length 4.4 cm，
width 3.8 cm， weight 58 grams
Unearthed from Yong ruins of the Qin Dynasty in Fengxiang county
This golden beast-shaped ornament is made by the casting of pure gold in a mold and has a three-dimensional hollow interior. Its body is composed of intertwined dragons， with denser areas having scales. Their claws hold small poisonous snakes. On the back it retains the traces of being casted.
