China has a vast land, a long history, and many cultural relics,
Most of the artifacts in many museums come from the "underground",
The three national rare cultural relics of the Wuzhong Museum are no exception,
"Fang Qi" exhibited in Wuzhong Museum
These three golden relics are not ordinary,
Attract people to stop and watch,
To say that their origins were inadvertently discovered,
In mid-September 2006, the Yanzhong Expressway was built to the territory of Gufengzhuang Village, Qingshan Township, Yanchi County.
The construction crew found an ancient tomb,
According to expert research, it is a Sui Dynasty tomb,
Among them, there are three square hollowed-out gold plates in the tomb that are the most unique,
Skeleton gold hunting pattern "Fang Qi"
"Fang Qi" partial picture
Look at this gold plate, about 18 cm long and about 14 cm wide,
Horseback riding and archery figures, lions, monkeys and other animals echo each other, the structure is clear,
There is also an inscription on the back of the gold plate, as shown below:
The inscription on the back of the golden hunting pattern Fangqi
According to expert analysis, it is a gold relic of the last year of the Sui Dynasty, named "Fang Qi", and the inscription has the "Second Year of Bai Wu". "Bai Wu" is the era name of the leader of the peasant rebel army at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Xiang Haiming, who was called emperor in 614.
Raybird milk spike pattern fangqi
Bird floral pattern fangqi
Hunting Pattern Fangqi (Obverse)
Hunting Pattern Fangqi (back)
Some experts speculate that it is a medal of merit, some say that it is an inlay on the screen, and some say that it is an imported product from Persia on the Silk Road.
Because this cultural relic is rare in the country, it has not been able to crack the mystery of it for so many years, which is really gratifying and worrying!
The land of China is full of treasure houses of history, with countless unknown historical mysteries, love the study of cultural relics, are you willing to come to Wuzhong Museum to explore the secrets behind "Fang Qi"?