C3 Southern And Zhou Bronzes

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Back 1

Pair of vessel in the shape of elephant, Late Shang 1200-1050, from Hunan Province

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Back 2

Bronze vessel with décor of human face on the four sides, from Hunan, Late Shang 1200-1050

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Back 3

Shu culture pits, Sanxingdui, Sichuan, Shang 1200-1050 bce

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Back 4

Bronze head with golden mask from Shu, Sichuan, late Shang 1200-1050 bce

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Bronze standing figure and drawing from Shu, Sichuan, Late Shang 1200-1050

Hint 5

hand hole for tusk?
Elephants on base?

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Back 6

Western Zhou bronze vessel with ribbon motif, 1050-771 bce

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Back 7

Miniature carriage with human guardian, monkey, birds and crouching tigers, bronze, end of Western Zhou, ca. 750- 700 bce.

Hint 7

resemble a toy set on wheels
carries the image of an amputated man who has the function of keeping the gate. He is a figural evidence of an ancient Chinese punishment –the cutting of a limb-- meted out to trespassers of the law. Such a person would then have been put in charge of guarding the royal parks. The presence of a human in the bronze is an innovation.

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Back 8

Western Zhou bronze shaped like a stove with human figure at the door

Hint 8

Not a real stove