This is a bronze wheel-tooth carriage of the late Western Zhou Dynasty taken at the Jingwei base of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on July 30. After more than 3 years of continuous protection and restoration by cultural relics protection personnel, a set of late Western Zhou Dynasty bronze wagons with a total length of more than 3 meters has been protected and restored. This set of bronze wheel-tooth carriage was unearthed at the Zhouyuan site in Qishan County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province in 2014. The carriage is 3.13 meters long, 2.7 meters wide, and 1.5 meters high. There are the remains of 4 horses at the front of the carriage. The carriages of the carriage are decorated with gorgeous and complex decorations. There are a large number of bronze components inlaid with turquoise, thin-walled bronze animal face decorations, jade and painted components. The outer edges of the wheels are all made of bronze. This is currently the only set of bronze teeth with complete parts. carriage. According to the relics and accurate data extracted in the laboratory, the archaeologists restored the bronze wheel-tooth carriage in the same proportion according to the original craftsmanship and structure. The protection and restoration of this set of bronze chariots is of great value to the study of etiquette and the car and public system in the late Western Zhou Dynasty. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo Picture source: Xinhuanet
Release time: 2020-07-30 20:36:14 【Edit: Wang Yi】