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Related content for the world culture "Ancient China"

Related galleries

  • Room 33: China, India, South Asia and Southeast Asia
  • Room 33b: Chinese jade

Related highlight objects

  • Belt hook
  • Bronze belt hook
  • Bronze bull head
  • Bronze ding (ritual food vessel)
  • Bronze dui inlaid with gold and silver
  • Bronze gui (ritual food vessel)
  • Bronze hollow handle spade money
  • Bronze hu (ritual wine vessels)
  • Bronze knife coin inlaid with gold
  • Bronze leaping feline
  • Bronze zun (ritual wine vessel)
  • Cowrie shells
  • Fragments of a stone mould and bronze knife money
  • Gold dagger handle
  • Jade bi
  • Jade coiled dragon
  • Jade cong
  • Jade cong
  • Jade disc, or bi
  • Jade figure of a standing man
  • Jade ge
  • Jade ornament
  • Jade ornament for a weapon hilt
  • Jade ornament for the top of an axe shaft
  • Jade pendant in the shape of an animal face
  • Jade pendants in the form of dragons
  • Jade pendants in the form of stags
  • Jade reaping knife
  • Jade slit rings (jue)
  • Pottery amphora
  • Pottery jar with dragon handles
  • Red earthenware bowl
  • Stoneware storage jar
  • Wooden guardian figure

Related themes

  • Money
  • Writing

Related tours

  • Chinese jade
  • Chinese New Year
  • Mountains and water: Chinese landscape painting
  • The 'Caves of the Thousand Buddhas'

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