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  2. Chinese ritual bronzes - Wikipedia

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    Chinese ritual bronzes. A variety of wine vessels around an altar, Western Zhou – Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1] From c. 1650 BC, elaborately decorated bronze vessels were deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and nobility during the Chinese Bronze Age. Documented excavations have found over 200 pieces in a single royal tomb.

  3. Ding (vessel) - Wikipedia

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    Ding. (vessel) Da He ding; the human face is a highly unusual decoration. Ding (Chinese: 鼎) are prehistoric and ancient Chinese cauldrons standing upon legs with a lid and two fancy facing handles. They are one of the most important shapes used in Chinese ritual bronzes. They were made in two shapes: round vessels with three legs and ...

  4. Urnfield culture - Wikipedia

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    The Urnfield culture (c. 1300–750 BC) was a late Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and placing their ashes in urns, which were then buried in fields. The first usage of the name occurred in publications over ...

  5. List of inventions and discoveries of Neolithic China - Wikipedia

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    Pottery urn: The first evidence of pottery urn dating from about 7000 BC comes from the early Jiahu site, where a total of 32 burial urns are found, another early finds are in Laoguantai, Shaanxi. There are about 700 burial urns unearthed over the Yangshao (5000–3000 BC) areas and consisting more than 50 varieties of form and shape.

  6. Urn - Wikipedia

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    Urn. An urn is a vase, often with a cover, with a typically narrowed neck above a rounded body and a footed pedestal. Describing a vessel as an "urn", as opposed to a vase or other terms, generally reflects its use rather than any particular shape or origin. The term is especially often used for funerary urns, vessels used in burials, either to ...

  7. Chinese funeral rituals - Wikipedia

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    e. Chinese funeral rituals comprise a set of traditions broadly associated with Chinese folk religion, with different rites depending on the age of the deceased, the cause of death, the deceased's marital and social statuses. [1] Different rituals are carried out in different parts of China, many contemporary Chinese people carry out funerals ...

  8. Golden Urn - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Urn originated in a 1792 decree by the Qianlong Emperor, after the Qing victory in the Second Invasion of the Sino-Nepalese War.Article One of the decree, the 29-Article Ordinance for the More Effective Governing of Tibet, was designed to be used in selecting rinpoches, lamas, and other high offices in Tibetan Buddhism, including the Dalai Lamas, Panchen Lamas, and Mongolian lamas.

  9. Sanxingdui - Wikipedia

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    The site of Sanxingdui is divided into the sacrificial area, palace, workshops, and the residential area. The Sanxingdui archaeological site is located about 4 km northeast of Nanxing Township, Guanghan, Deyang, Sichuan Province. Archaeological digs at the site showed evidence of a walled city founded c. 1,600 BCE.

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