According to Sichuan observation, on May 18, the main venue of Sichuan and Chongqing International Museum Day will launch "flowers bloom and tie together - special exhibition of Bashu bronze civilization" At that time, "ZHUGE Liang", "Altman" and other bronzes newly unearthed in Sanxingdui sacrifice area will appear one after another. In addition, there is the first appearance of the "bronze beast"
It is reported that the bronze beast was unearthed at the bottom of Pit 3 in the sacrificial area of Sanxingdui site, near the west wall. It is 28.5cm long, 26.4cm high and 23cm wide. The tail is upturned and bent back, the hind limbs are missing, and the ears and tail are damaged.
(picture from official wechat of Yibin Museum)
The bronze beast has a corner on its head, and the word "minister" has a flat, oblong and wide mouth. The neck is short, the trunk is slender, the chest is straight, the waist is collapsed, and the limbs are stretched out. The hoof and foot are tilted up and bent back, and the surface is decorated with cloud and thunder stripes. The whole looks very strong and powerful. Many netizens lamented that the bronze beast of Sanxingdui was like a modern robot dog.
According to the introduction of Yibin Museum, the content of this exhibition is to take the bronze civilization with characteristics and prosperity of Bashu culture in the Shang and Zhou dynasties as the theme, select high-quality cultural relics such as bronze, gold and jade with profound cultural connotation and unique artistic aesthetics, and show the civilization atmosphere of close connection and mutual promotion of Bashu cultural system.
What do you think of the bronze animal statue that made its debut? It is said that one thousand readers have one thousand Hamlets. You might as well give your own views!
(picture from official wechat of Yibin Museum)