Sichuan is a province with rich natural resources, historical and cultural heritage, and rapid economic development. It is an important component of the southwestern region of China, and the recently popular Sanxingdui in Sichuan is very mysterious. The most famous one in the video is the bronze head portrait of a merchant wearing a gold mask: this cultural relic is a bronze artifact from the Shang Dynasty.
The gold mask is made by hammering gold blocks into gold skin, and then according to the shape of the human head portrait, it is raised to the forehead, wrapped in the lower part, and covered with ears on both sides. The earlobes are perforated, and the eyebrows are hollowed out. The bonding method between the mask and the human head is to use raw lacquer mixed with lime as the bonding agent, and attach the gold mask to the copper head. Secondly, there is the Shang bronze vertical eye mask: this cultural relic is a bronze artifact from the Shang Dynasty. The mask is square in shape, with an inverted eight shaped eyebrow, raised eyebrows, long slanted eyes, and extremely exaggerated eyeballs; The tip of the ear is peach shaped; With a hooked nose and a deep and raised corner of the mouth, the tip of the tongue appears slightly exposed, forming a mysterious smile; Mandibular protrusion; There is a square hole in the center of the forehead. Finally, there is the bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty: this cultural relic is a bronze artifact from the Shang Dynasty. The statue is embedded and cast using a segmented casting method, with a hollow body and divided into two parts: the statue and the base. The figure has thick eyebrows and straight eyes, a high nose and broad mouth. Wearing a flower shaped high crown and wearing a three-layer narrow sleeved half arm style right lapel top. The portrait holds both arms in front of the chest, with both hands clasped hollow. Wearing foot bracelets, standing barefoot on a square monster pedestal.