Text | Lee Young-seok
Good news from Sanxingdui again!
A bronze statue in the shape of a dragon was found in pit 8
It's a dragon
But it looks like a "tiger's head"
At first glance, it looks vivid and cute
Photo courtesy of sanxingdui archaeological team
Well, this "tiger-headed tiger brain" bronze dragon
What's the bizarre origin?
What did the ancients do with it?
Responsible for the excavation of the No. 8 "Sacrificial Pit"
Zhao Hao, associate professor of the School of Archaeology and Archaeology of Peking University, introduced
This newly discovered artifact
Temporarily named "Bronze Statue of the Tiger Head Dragon"
Its image is half dragon and half tiger, with double horns on its head
The surface of the utensils is painted
The bronze statue has a tabby bas-relief
Forelimbs of a bronze statue of a tiger-headed dragon
It stands on a triangular copper support with its back cocked
It should be to support another artifact
The bronze statue holds something in its mouth
It looks like a blade
As for its use
It also needs to be carefully studied to determine
Zhao Hao introduced
Next up is excavation work
There will definitely be more surprises to discover
He said, "This bronze
It hasn't been fully excavated yet
The most interesting
It should be its overall form
It is already a relatively large Shang Dynasty bronze
And this artifact is only part of another large vessel
It's unprecedented."
Netizens chatted in the comment area:
This archaeological discovery is "limited to the Year of the Tiger"
Netizens said while being amazed:
Sanxingdui, such a magic is also acceptable
Some netizens saw the tiger
Just want to go to the New Year
Okay, now it's your turn
What do you think this dragon is doing?
What are you looking forward to not?