Virtual Collections of Asian Masterpieces (VCM)
A gold camel brooch
A gold camel brooch
Type Costume and Jewelry
Materials Gold
Measurements Height 2.2 cm. Length 2.7 cm.
Where it was made China
Creation date BCE; 3rd Century BCE - 3rd Century; Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220)
Acquisition Unearthed from tomb No. 1 of the ancient Jiaohe town site in Turpan in 1994.
© Virtual Collection of Asian Masterpieces, 2013
A gold plaque in the shape of a lion
A gold plaque in the shape of a lion
Materials Gold
Measurements Width 10.2 cm. Length 20.7 cm.
Creation date BCE; 5th Century BCE - 3rd Century BCE; Warring States Period (475 BCE-221 BCE)
Acquisition Unearthed from tomb No. 30 in the Alagou area of Xinjiang in 1977.
Museum Museum of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region