Bronze China Ritual

The Zhou people originated in Shaanxi Province, northwest China. Dating to 1100 - 771 B.C., the Zhou Dynasty illustrates further development of Chinese culture. Excavated from the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, over 1000 inscriptions on bronze artifacts and over 17,000 inscribed bone and tortoise shell provide a textual record of the early period. Later, during the Warring States period, literature, science and history began to appear on wooden tablets and bamboo slips. City sites, buildings and tombs of royalty and courtiers include many fine examples of bronze, jade, early porcelain and other materials. Among the most important are a set of 65 bronze bells from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng. Organized into eight groups, this discovery provides important evidence for the development of early music. Developments in iron and bronze technology of the period are equally important. New casting methods allowed for the ... [Read More]

US Dept of State

HTTP/1.1 200 OKDate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:40:30 GMTAccept-Ranges: bytesETag: "82f3cb3d3516c51:363"Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0Content-Length: 64949Content-Location: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/bl01fr01.txtContent-Type: text/plainLast-Modified: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 03:43:57 GMTClient-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:29:32 GMTClient-Peer: 12.44.14.112:80Client-Response-Num: 1[Federal Register: December 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 236)][Rules and Regulations][Page 63490-63499]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr07de01-3]=======================================================================-----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYCustoms Service19 CFR PART 12[T.D. 01-86]RIN 1515-AC95Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and EthnologicalMaterials From BoliviaAGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.ACTION: Final rule.-----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: This ... [Read More]