1125915

A Bronze Trumpet-Shaped Beaker - Shang Dynasty #1125915

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A Bronze Trumpet-Shaped Beaker - Shang Dynasty #1125915
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Shang Dynasty (1600-1027 B.C.) - This dynasty was
the most advanced bronze-working civilization in the
world. The rulers were deeply concerned with ensuring
their immortality, and members of royalty were buried
with much of their personal wealth, including bronze
vessels, weapons, jade, personal servants and
concubines.
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Historical Value - Antiques bring the standards of
couture into the home. Antiquities are works of art or
utilitarian objects from ancient times, which have
normally been excavated from tombs or historical sites.
The huge worldwide demand for these ancient and
often beautiful pieces has led to a critical shortage and
therefore prices have soared to un unprecedented
higher level.

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Art in the Tomb - China is a land full of ancient sites
awaiting investigation. Since coming to power the
government of the People?s Republic has conducted a
series of model excavations of ancient tombs,
dramatically increasing our fragmentary knowledge of
its huge past.
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During the early dynasties of the Shang (c.1600-1027
B.C.) and the Zhou (c. 1027-221 B.C.), the important
families maintained large subterranean tomb
complexes, from which the ancestral dead were
conceived to watch over the fortunes of the living. Apart
from its already remarkable pottery, some of the first
notable Chinese works of art are bronze vessels for use
in undertaken to appease these spirits: cast by a
complex piece-mould process, they bear complicated ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Surface degradation and heavily patinated due to prolonged burial.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Shang Dynasty - ( c. 1600-1027 B.C.)</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:A Bronze Trumpet-Shaped Beaker - Shang Dynasty</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:daly city,ca, usa</td></tr>
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