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Xin Zhui (Chinese: 辛追; [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ]; c. 217 BC –169 or 168 BC), also known as Lady Dai or the Marquise of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman.She was the wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai, and Chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dynasty of ancient China.
The lacquered coffin of lady Xin Zhui (217–168 BC). Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, 2nd century BC Manuscript on silk, 2nd century BC. Mawangdui (simplified Chinese: 马王堆; traditional Chinese: 馬王堆; pinyin: Mǎwángduī; lit. 'King Ma's Mound') is an archaeological site located in Changsha, China.
The six pits were discovered at the Sanxingdui site between 2020 and 2022 during a renewed slate of excavations. The artifacts found in these excavations include fragments of a gold mask, traces of silk, bronze ware depicting animals, ivory carvings, and more. A round of excavations is scheduled to conclude in October 2022. [25] [26] [27] [28]
The museum has a collection of more than 180,000 objects, including items found in the tombs of the Marquis of Dai and his wife, Xin Zhui, in Mawangdui. [ 1 ] The museum was closed on 18 June 2012 for renovation and expansion works and reopened on 29 November 2017.
Archaeological artifacts of China (3 C, 34 P) Archaeological cultures of China (2 C, 34 P) Archaeological museums in China (1 C, 16 P) ... Xin Zhui; Y. Yang Zhifa ...
The artifact, which is kept at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries in the United Kingdom, is the fifth intact Herculaneum scroll to be virtually unrolled as part of the Vesuvius ...
The artifacts discovered are important additions to the body of knowledge around the history of the area and the reign of King Thutmose II. The mummy of King Thutmose II, who ruled during the ...
[citation needed] The 1972 excavation of a tomb at Mawangdui discovered the extremely well-preserved body of Xin Zhui or Lady Dai, which resembled that of "a person who had died only a week or two before". [65] A subsequent autopsy on her corpse found "abnormally high levels" of mercury and lead in her internal organs. [66]