Animal face ax (兽面纹铜钺)
What is bronze ?
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper and other metals.The addition of other metals (usually tin, sometimes arsenic), produces an alloy much harder than plain copper. The historical period where the archeological record contains many bronze artifacts is known as the Bronze Age. The Chinese Bronze Age began in the Xia Dynasty (ca.2070 – ca. 1600 BC), and reached its zenith during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) and the early part of the Chou Dynasty (1045–256 BC).
Square vessel (fang zun) with来自four rams四羊方尊
Late Shang (1300–1046 BC) Height 58.3cm, Mouth 52.4cm Square vessel (fang zun) with four rams is famous for artistic design representing the very best of bronzemaking by the traditional clay mould technique.which is named for the four rams on the four corners of the shoulder.
Sanxingdui Bronze Wares
bronze mask (青铜面具）
The Sanxingdui site was the capital of Shu state about over 3000 years ago, which is one of the largest and well-preserved known cities of the time in China. Bronze Standing Figure (青铜立人像） bronze holy tree （青铜神树）
Mao-kung Ting （毛公鼎）
Late West Chou period(1046-771BC) height: 53.8cm weight:34.7kg
Mao-kung Ting is the tresure of taibei palace museum，which is famous for the long inscription decribed how mao-kung offered advice for the king of the Chou.
Wine vessel (fou) and ice basin (jian) （青铜冰鉴）
Early Warring States (475–376 BC) Height 63.2 cm, Diameter at mouth 63 cm
This is a combination of a square water vessel (jian) with a covered wine vessel (zunfou) inside.Ice is placed in the space between the two vessels both to cool and to preserve the wine.
Painted goose and fish lamp （雁鱼灯）
Western Han (206BC- AD8 ) Height 53cm, Length 34.5cm
This lamp is in the form of a goose with its head turned back and holding a fish in its mouth.The smoke and dust passes through the fish and the goose’s neck into the hollow body and finally dissolves in water.