Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology - 宁夏回族自治区文物考古研究所

金箔片

Gold foil

Gold in Western Han Dynasty

The longest is 5.5cm and the widest is 0.6cm

Unearthed from the Han Dynasty tomb in Pingjibao, Yinchuan City, Ningxia

A total of 43 tablets, varying in size and length, are extremely thin. There are yellow and red colors. There are two kinds of shapes: long strip and triangle. When unearthed, the skeleton of the owner of the tomb was tilted to the north with his head slightly tilted to the north. Under the mat, there was a bamboo mat with grain sprinkled under it. Under the mat, there was a thick layer of silk fabric. These gold foils were scattered on the silk fabric.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the main raw material of alchemy was gold. Yinchuan belonged to Fuping County in the Qin Dynasty and Lian County in the Western Han Dynasty. The bamboo mat and silk found in the coffin were not produced locally, indicating that at that time, the Hetao area and the Central Plains region not only converged in ideology, but also had close economic ties.

鸟纹金“方奇”

Bird pattern gold "Fangqi"

Gold in Sui Dynasty

It is 20 cm long, 16.1 cm wide and weighs 937.8 G

Unearthed in gufengzhuang, Qingshan Township, Yanchi County, Ningxia in 2006

The central pattern of this gold plaque is also a bird of opposites. The second is water ripple and the third is dragon pattern. There are four nail holes on it. There are three vertical nails in the periphery, which are not polished and polished. They are also semi-finished products. The lower edge of the plaque is missing due to poor casting, and the ornamentation is fuzzy.