Two water cups appeared in the Millennium Tomb, and the expert almost exclaimed: How could it be here?
In some ancient tombs, we can often find water glasses. If you hear about the water cup, the first thing that comes to mind should be the crystal cup of the Warring States. This cup is still very famous in people's hearts. Just looking at that crystal cup, there is no difference from the kind of cup we usually use, so many people want to ask whether there was such a crystal cup in that era? It is indeed made of crystal. And it was unearthed during the Warring States period. In addition to this crystal cup, there are two crystal cups, which are also very surprising.
In 1985, an ancient tomb was discovered while building a reservoir in a small town in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. But the tomb is very small, so some experts have been trying to figure out how to dig the tomb.
After careful study, this ancient tomb is the tomb of the national princess Yelü and her husband, but because the princess's status is very noble, although she was only 18 years old when she died, the funerary products in this tomb are still very expensive. Until now, this ancient tomb should be regarded as the most complete and largest tomb in the Liao Dynasty. Some of the items here are also very precious. Some have even become some of the collections in the Inner Mongolia Museum. But the most surprising thing was the three crystal cups.
Although they have gone through thousands of years, the cup body is still very shiny. At the bottom of the crystal cup, there are also some traces. This is also different from our current crystal cups. In fact, the most different from modern crystal cups is that they have a gilded silver lid. And there are gold chains on top of these lids.
Because of this they are called the Golden Chain Crystal Cup. It is also stored in a museum in Inner Mongolia.
First of all, we look at his appearance, the cup is colorless, and there are no lines. The overall look is very minimalist and atmospheric. As everyone knows, the Liao was founded by the Khitans. At that time, the Khitans were very eager for the culture of our Middle-earth.
So among the artifacts we unearthed, these are very exquisite. But only these three crystal cups are very simple and atmospheric. It is very inconsistent among all the artifacts. If there is no silver lid on it, it may also be believed that they were brought in.
And this kind of item is rarely liked in the Liao country. So why would a princess like this crystal cup, and what is their story?
Again, because these cups are made of crystal. In ancient times, crystals of this level were rarely found. Therefore, some people have asked how state affairs can extract crystals of this purity. Even if it is extracted, then who makes it? There are many archaeologists who believe they are raw materials obtained from other countries. Crystals are very pure and noble in the eyes of people all over the world.
The princess's cup made of crystal is also very suitable. Unfortunately, the princess died at the age of 18. Her husband, her uncle, also died not long after her death.