Since 1986, eight excavated pits at Sanxingdui have yielded giant masks of gods with bulbous, insect-like eyes and protruding ears, mythical creatures with gaping mouths and an almost 4-meter-tall ...

Newly excavated artifacts from Sanxingdui include (clockwise from top) a fantastical bronze depiction of a hybrid creature with a pig’s nose and a dragon’s body; a one-foot-tall bronze ...

There is a square hole in the forehead. The bronze vertical eyed mask the biggest among all the Sanxingdui masks, being 65 cm high and 138 cm wide. Bronze Scared Tree The whole height of the ...

The exhibits will be on loan from the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan and ... One of them, a statue of a mythical four-legged creature with rabbit-like ears and a thick tail, could have been used ...

The relics – many made of gold, bronze and jade – were unearthed in six sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui archaeological site, near Chengdu, Chinese state media reported Monday. Historians ...

These creatures bear a striking resemblance to ancient relics from the Sanxingdui culture. When visiting the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan province, you'll recognize the similarity between the ...

depicting mythical creatures, rulers, gods and shamans with exaggerated features such as bulging eyes and enlarged ears. "Sanxingdui's rich heritage deserves international attention, with its vast ...

The humor and endearing qualities of these creatures, which bear the distinct, oversized bronze masks characteristic of Sanxingdui, create an accessible and engaging link between the viewer and ...

There is a square hole in the forehead. The bronze vertical eyed mask the biggest among all the Sanxingdui masks, being 65 cm high and 138 cm wide. Bronze Scared Tree The whole height of the ...