"Cultural relics" should be primitive, old, and historical in the normal cognitive range, just like most of the cultural relics we see in museums.
But if you think about it, the ancients must have a sense of humor that belonged to that era, and the things they invented and created inevitably had "improper" times, and if these cultural relics were not found in the ruins, I am afraid you would not believe that this was created by the ancients a thousand years ago.
Samsung pile pottery pig
In recent days, the ruins of 6 sacrificial pits in Sanxingdui have attracted much attention, and when people continue to discuss where the bronze statues and gold masks come from, have they forgotten that such a small object has been unearthed in the Sanxingdui ruins.
Pigs are not only the zodiac signs, but also people's daily basic meat, thousands of years ago in the agricultural society period, the ancient ancestors have been domesticated wild boar, The Shang, Zhou period also left some pig bronzes, but Sanxingdui this pottery pig, looks a little strange.
If you don't know that it is a Three-Star Pile pottery pig, and think that this is an angry bird, a closer look is indeed very similar to the angry bird, the ancient Shu people's whimsy is really unpredictable, is their thinking already synchronized with the 21st century?
Maoling stone carving - lying cow
Maoling stone carvings are the largest and most complete group of stone carvings found in mainland China so far, with a total of 16 stone carvings, most of which are based on animals as prototypes.
After the death of the ancients, they will put some animal stone carvings around the cemetery, the more stone carvings, the more noble this person was before he died, and the owner of these stone carvings is the famous General Huo Of the Western Han Dynasty.
Cattle in ancient times very high status, has been used as a means of war transport, vigorous development of farming, cattle are also protected by legislation, in the religious system, there are bull heads and horse noodles, as for why to carve lying cows, may be because it is a calf, the attitude is cute!
Eastern Jin Dynasty "Tomb Master Life Map"
At the first sight of this painting, will you think that these paintings were scribbled by the bear children of the family, and this line and this painting style are not cultural relics!
You must not underestimate this painting, this painting was unearthed in the Eastern Jin Tomb of Astana, Turpan, it is the earliest well-preserved and era paper painting seen on the mainland, and its value is extraordinary.
The official name of the painting is "Map of the Landlord's Manor", the owner of the tomb holds a fan, wearing a robe, and next to him stands a maid, who is busy preparing food for the master, and there is a horse in front of it, and the owner of the tomb is supposed to travel, and on the rest of the paper, there are some trees and animals.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, paper was still very expensive, and most people could not afford to use it, and the owner of the tomb could draw a painting with six pieces of paper, which showed the huge wealth.
Ma Ta Fei Yan
Ma Ta Fei Yan belongs to the Eastern Han Bronze Ware, which has been loved by people for thousands of years, and Li Bai even wrote for it: "The silver saddle shines on the white horse, and it is like a shooting star."
From ancient times to the present, horses are closely related to people's lives, and the Eastern Han Dynasty "copper galloping horse" is a model of bronze horses, and later Guo Moruo named it Ma Ta Fei Yan, and over time people slowly accepted this name.
As a national treasure, Ma Ta Feiyan has always been "afraid" to show people positively, whether it is a textbook or a city marker, it is a side. However, seeing the front photo, it is indeed a bit funny.
But this also reflects the high level of construction and casting technology in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this copper galloping horse is a horse that is running wildly, in the era without cameras, the ancients must have observed for a long time before recording the horse's expression.
Town Tomb Beast
The town tomb beast is a very common burial artifact in the ancient tomb, because the ancients believed that there would be various wild ghosts in the underworld that would mutilate the soul of the deceased, so they let the town tomb beast protect the tomb owner's tranquility.
The image of the town tomb beast is various, and the town tomb beasts found today are mainly Chu tombs, because the Chu people like witches. Relatively speaking, there are fewer town tomb beasts in the Central Plains ancient tombs.
Xi'an The cultural relics department is excavating a Tang Dynasty tomb, but accidentally excavated a human-faced beast town tomb beast, which is very rare.
This human-faced beast is only 20 centimeters tall, not particularly large, the face is an ancient ordinary person, it looks a little kind, and the body is an animal. These cultural relics are generally only mentioned in the myths of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and rarely appear in physical objects.
As for why the Tang Dynasty created the town tomb beast based on the "human-faced beast body", archaeologists are also confused and still need to continue to study.