99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

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Western Han Golden Beast

99% Gold Content!

This golden beast is both cute and valuable


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

February 1982

Nanyaozhuang Cellar Collection in Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province

A large amount of gold has been unearthed

Total weight exceeds 20000 grams

This includes the famous "Chen Zhang Round Pot"

The earliest weighing gold currency in China


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

Yinggui

And a large number of golden cakes

However, among the 38 cultural relics discovered

This "little cute" golden beast is unique

Its gold purity is as high as 99%

It is truly made of pure gold


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

The inner wall of the Golden Beast is engraved with the words "Yellow Six"

From the perspective of design and text

The latest age of the items in the cellar is the Western Han Dynasty

The Western Han Dynasty was a famous multi Jin dynasty

But 99% of the gold content belongs to pure gold category

Still requiring extremely high smelting and purification processes


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

Don't be fooled by the cute appearance of the golden beast

Actually, he's a heavyweight guest

Weight of 9100 grams

Make it the "heaviest gold vessel" discovered in Chinese archaeology

It is 17.5 centimeters long and 16 centimeters wide

The overall size is similar to that of a 2-3 month old kitten


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

The dazzling and shining "Golden Leopard"

The manufacturing process is not ordinary

The production of gold artifacts commonly seen in early China

One type is casting

It's using molds to form specific shapes of gold products

The Golden Cup of the Warring States period, collected by the Hubei Provincial Museum.


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

Another type is a hammer

Use tapping, forging, and hammering to shape patterns on the surface of gold objects

△ Shang Dynasty gold foil fish shaped decoration, collected in the Sanxingdui Museum.

But the Golden Beast is forged and hammered

A rare product that perfectly combines these two techniques

Its entire body has irregular circular patterns of uniform size


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

It is precisely after the overall casting and molding

Made by hammering with tools

This increases the reflective surface of the outer layer

Therefore, visually stunning and moving

What kind of animal is this cute beast?

Currently, the mainstream view in academia is that


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

Judging from the speckled patterns all over the body of the Golden Beast

Judging it as the most trustworthy "leopard"

It has a large head, a short and sturdy body

Ears pressed on both sides of the head

There are thick manes on both sides of the cheeks

Like a silly "big cat"


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

Wearing a three wheeled collar on the neck

Indicating that it may be a domesticated beast

The ancients believed that leopards had the function of warding off evil spirits

Therefore, objects are often made in the shape of leopards for safety purposes

During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a culture of domesticating leopards among nobles and nobles

At the Tomb of King Jing of Zhongshan in Mancheng, Hebei Province


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

Archaeological artifacts such as the Chu King's Mausoleum in Shizishan, Xuzhou

We have found patterns and artifacts featuring leopards as the image

It's a hidden "pure gold figurine"

Or is there something else to use?

Such a large piece of gold

What was the purpose of people casting it at that time?


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

There are several claims about its practical use

The first statement is that Xizhen

Used to press down on the four corners of the mat

There are thick buttons on both sides of the cross collar at the back of the head

Convenient to pick up when in use

The second view is that the Golden Beast is used to control the treasury


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

It is also a symbol of national wealth

Cast a large amount of gold into a golden beast

Showcasing the wealth and power of the holder

The shape of a leopard also has the intention of warding off evil and suppressing victory

The third type is pragmatism

It is speculated to be a weighing device similar to a weighing scale


99% Gold Content! What is this national treasure level cultural relic called a "divine beast"? Union | Museum | Divine Beast

The design of its upper ring button is modeled after the shape of a copper stone power vessel

May be used for measurement

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