Bronze turquoise-inlaid

panel with pattern of a beast, Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), Excavated from the Erlitou site of Yanshi City, Henan Province, 1984

Bronze Jue

( Jue is a wine vessel with three legs and a loop handle with nipple-shaped decoration), Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.) , Height: 26.3cm, length: 31.5cm, Excavated from the Erlitou site of Yanshi City, Henan, 1974. Collection of the Luoyang Museum

Primitive porcelain Zun

(Zun is an ancient wine vessel)

Height: 26cm, length: caliber: 21cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from the capital city ruins of the Shang Dynasty, Zhengzhou City, Henan.

Xiao You

(an owl-shaped bronze wine vessel)

Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.), Height: 20cm, Excavated from Mangzhang town, Luoshan County, Henan Province. Collection of the Henan Museum

Bronze You

( You is a small-mouthed wine vessel) with dragon design and handle)

Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.), Excavated from the High-technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou City, Henan, Collection of the Henan Museum

Jade ring in the shape of a dragon

Diameter: 5.67cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan province

Collection of the Anyang Archaeological Team, Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

You Zun

(owl-shaped wine vessel)

Height: 45.9cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from Tomb of Lady Fu Hao at Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan, 1976

Green jade kneeling figural pendant

Height: 5.6cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.), Excavated from the Tomb of Lady Fu Hao at the Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan, 1976. Collection of Henan Museum

Dragger-axe with bronze inside and jade outside

Height: 17.5cm, width: 3.7cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from the Yin Ruins, Anyang City, Henan province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Jade knife

Height: 25cm, width: 3.3cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from the Yin Ruins, Anyang City, Henan province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Jade duck

Height: 6cm, width: 4cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from the Yin Ruins, Anyang City, Henan province

Jade deer

Height: 4cm, width: 2.7cm, Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.)

Excavated from Yin Ruins, Anyang City, Henan province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Duke Zhaomu's sacrificial utensil

Zhaomu was a quite famous man in the Western Zhou Dynasty. He was a minister in the reign of King Li (877-827 B.C.) and became a senior advisor to the King Xuan (827-781 B.C.) Duke Zhaomu ordered this sacrificial utensil made for commemoration of his father. The eight ancient Chinese characters engraved at the inner side of the bottom and on the under side of the cover tell us the story.

Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.)

Excavated from Western Zhou Tombs on the outskirt of Luoyang City, Henan

Collection of the Luoyang Museum

Height: 23.3cm, caliber: 23.3cm, width: 16.7cm

Set of Jade pendants

Length: 35.5cm, width: 9cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.)

Excavated from the Yingguo Royal Tombs, Pingdingshan City, Henan , 1990

Collection of the Henan Museum

You with inscription of Fuding

( You is a small-mouthed wine vessel)

Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.), Excavated from Xinyang City, Henan.

Collection of the Xinyang City Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities

Jade kneeling figures in the shape of a tiger

Height: 5cm, width: 2.5cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.)

Excavated from the Changzikou Tombs, Henan Province

Annular jade pendant with design of dragon and phoenix

Length: 14cm, width: 4cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.)

Excavated from Changzikou Tombs, Henan Province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Bronze Fang Jia

(a square-mouthed four-legged wine vessel)

Height: 38cm, side length of the mouth: 19cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.), Excavated from Changzikou Tombs, Henan Province

Bronze square-mouthed Zun

(a kind of wine vessel in the ancient times)

Height: 38cm, side length of the mouth: 23cm, side length of the bottom: 23cm

Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.), Excavated from Changzikou Tombs, Henan Province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Bronze Gong

(a kind of wine vessel in the ancient times, usually made from horn)

Height: 37cm, width: 32cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.)

Excavated from Changzikou Tombs, Henan Province

Sheng Ding

( a kind of cooking vessel) with “Prince Wu” inscription)

Height: 62 cm, diameter: 62cm Spring and Autumn Period (770- 476 B.C.), Excavated from Xichuan County, Henan Province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Bronze square Lei with “Mu” inscription

Height: 50.3cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.), Excavated from Pangjiagou, Luoyang City, Henan.

Bronze square-shaped Ding

(Ding is a kind of ancient cooking vessel with animal mask design), Height: 36cm, length: 33cm, width: 25cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.), Excavated from Western Zhou Tombs, Beiyao, Luoyang, Henan Province, Collection of the Luoyang Museum

Iron sword with a jade handle

Length: 23 cm, Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 B.C.)

Excavated from Sanmenxia City, Henan Province

Collection of the Henan Museum

Bronze mythical beast

Height: 48 cm, Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), Excavated from Chu State Tombs at Xujialing, Xichuan County, Henan, 1990. Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Bronze Ding with spout of gold and silver inlay

Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), Excavated from Luoyang City, Henan

Collection of the Luoyang Museum

Jade thumb-rings

Length: 4cm, width: 2.6cm, Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.)

Excavated from Yuehe Town in Tongbai County, Henan

Collection of the Nanyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Jade spear

Length: 21.3cm, width: 5cm, Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), Excavated from Yuehe Town in Tongbai County, Henan

Jade ring

Diameter: 4.3cm, Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 B.C.), Excavated from Nanyang City, Henan. Collection of the Nanyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

A complete set of bronze royal ritual wares

(9 Ding, 8 Gui, 9 Li, 2 square-shaped pots, 1 round-shaped pot, 1 Duo and 1 Jian, 31 pieces in all). Height of the Ding: 47-55cm, diameter of the mouth: 45-55cm, The height of square-shaped pot: 65cm, diameter of the bottom: 18-23cm. Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), Excavated from the capital city ruins of the Zheng and Han States, Xinzheng City, Henan Province. Collection of the Henan Museum

Bronze container with a complete set of wine vessels inside (44 pieces in all).

Height: 20 cm, diameter: 18.4cm, Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), Excavated from Xinyang City, Henan Province

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Inlaid gold and silver belt hook

Warring States Period, (475-221 B.C.), Excavated from a knitting factory site in Luoyang City, Henan. Collection of the Luoyang Museum

Colored glazed beads

Diameter: 1-3cm, Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 B.C.)

Collection of the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Bronze gear with a hook-shaped stop

Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), Excavated from Xigong District, Luoyang City, Henan.

Inlaid gold and silver Zhen

(paperweight) in the shape of a panther)

Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), Excavated from Shangcunling Village, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. Collection of the Henan Museum