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Painted vase, c. 4000-3000 from G

Province.Province.

Neolithic:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neolithic_cultures_of_Chinahttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cneo/hd_cneo.htmhttp://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=Chinaeolithichttp://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_pt1.htm

Gansu Province (northwest China):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu

Notched ceremonial blade, c. 1900-1500

Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F93494D90-AB91-C871152384A1}

Pre-dynastic and Shang:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909

Erlitou culture:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture

Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html

Ceremonial

Erlitouhttp4D

Prehttp

Erlitouhttp

Jadehttphttphttphttp

Ceremonial blade (zhang), c. 1900-1500.

Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F9349-AD90-AB91-C871152384A1}


Erlitou culture:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture

Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.htmlhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html

Notched

Erlitouhttp4http

Prehttp

Jadehttphttphttp

Notched disc axe (xuanji), c. 1900-1500.

Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F9349-4D90-AB91-C871152384A1}http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture



Ceremonial

H:Imagehttp

Erlitouhttp4Dhttp

Prehttp

Jadehttphttphttp

Ceremonial axe, c. 1900 - 1500.

4.7cm; W: 11.4cm. Jade, carvedImage: Ashmolean Picture Library (EA1956. 1645)http://www.ashmolean.org/services/picturelibrary

Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F9349-AD90-AB91-C871152384A1}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture



Notched

1600

Prehttp

Shanghttphttphttp09

Jadehttphttphttp

Notched pendant in the form of a dragon

1600 - 1050.


Shang Dynasty:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm


Handle, c.

Pre-dynastic and Shanghttp://jameelcentre

Shang Dynasty:http://en.wikipedia.http://www.chinaknowledgehttp://www.chinaculture09/24/content_22689

Jade:http://jameelcentrehttp://www.rightreadinghttp://asianart.com/israel/intro

1600 - 1050.

Shang://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909

.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastychinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlchinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-

22689.htm

//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903rightreading.com/writing/jade.htm

com/israel/intro.html

Ritual

Anyanghttp://www4671-4671-

Shanghttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24

Ritualhttp://wwwhttp://www

BronzesBronzeshttp://www

Ritual wine vessel, jiao, c. 1200 - 1050.

Anyang://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-FC-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}

Shang Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty//www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.html//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-

24/content_22689.htm

Ritual Vessels://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html

Bronzes:Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp

Ritual

Anyanghttp://www4671-

Shanghttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24


Bronzeshttp://wwwhttp://www

Dingshttp://jameelcentre/0/sort_by/seqnhttp://enhttp://wwwm

Ritual food vessel, ding, c. 1200 - 1050.

Anyang period://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-FC2-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}



Ritual vessels://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html

Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp//www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp

Dings://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/offs

/sort_by/seqn./object/1035//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron.h

Ritual

Anyanghttp://www4671-8

Shanghttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24/content_


BronzesBronzeshttp://www

Wine:http://enhttp://www

Ritual wine vessel, gu, c.1200 - 1050.

Anyang://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-FC2

8A88-99E2CA55BA34}


/content_22689.htm

vessels://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html

Bronzes:Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wine#Ancient_China//www.chinancient.com/history-of-wine/

Ritual

Anyanghttp4671

Shanghttphttphttphttp09

Ritualhttphttp

Bronzeshttp

BellsBellslhttphttphttp

Ritual bell, 1200 - 1050.

Anyang:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED4671-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}

Shang Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm

Ritual vessels:http://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtmhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html

Bronzes:http://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp

Bells and music:Bells and music:lhttp://www.artsconnected.org/collection/102654/early-chinese-bronzeshttp://www.china.org.cn/english/features/FbiCh/78450.htmhttp://history.cultural-china.com/en/54History3785.html

Inscribed

Anyanghttphttp4671

Shanghttphttphttphttp09

Oraclehttphttphttphttphttp

Writinghttp

Inscribed oracle bone, 1200 - 1050.

Anyang:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-4671-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}

Shang Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm

Oracle bones:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bonehttp://oraclememory.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/e-collection.htmhttp://www.chinapage.com/oracle/oracle.htmlhttp://chinaknowledge.org/Literature/Historiography/oracle.htmlhttp://chinaknowledge.org/Literature/Historiography/oracle.html

Writing:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/908

Jade

1050

Shanghttphttphttphttphttp09

Jadehttphttphttp

Jade spearhead set in a bronze haft, 120

1050.

Shang Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm


Chariot

H: 3Image

Westernhttphttphttphttpn_zhou_dynasty

Horseshttphttphttp

Chariot fitting, c. 1050 - 771.

3.7cm; W: 4.6cm. Bronze, castImage: Ashmolean Picture Library (EA1956.1541)

Western Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhouhttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htmhttp://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_wen_zhou_dynasty.aspx

Horses and chariots:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)http://history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.htmlhttp://www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm

Bridal

WesternWesternhttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://wwwn_zhou_dynasty

Horseshttp://enhttp://historyhttp://www

Bridal fitting, c. 1050 - 771.

Western Zhou Dynasty:Western Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou//www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm//www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_weste

n_zhou_dynasty.aspx

and chariots://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)//history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.html//www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm

Lynch

from

Westernhttphttphttphttpn_zhou_dynasty

Horseshttphttphttp

RhinocerosRhinoceroshttp

Lynch pin in the form of a rhinoceros h

from a chariot, c. 1050 - 771.

Western Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhouhttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htmhttp://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_wn_zhou_dynasty.aspx

Horses and chariots:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)http://history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.htmlhttp://www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm

Rhinoceros in China:Rhinoceros in China:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceroses_in_ancient_China

Horse

Westernhttp://jameelcentrehttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://wwwn_zhou_dynasty

Horseshttp://enhttp://historyhttp://www

Horse jingle, c. 1050 - 771.

Western Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou//www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm//www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_wes

n_zhou_dynasty.aspx

Horses and chariots://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)//history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.html//www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm

Halberd, c. 770 - c. 21.

Eastern Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22704.htm

Halberds:http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/tombs/explore/north_halberd.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji_(halberd)

Belt

500

Easternhttphttphttp09/24

Springhttphttp

Belthttp

Bronzeshttphttpbronzeshttp

Belt plaque with tiger and dog in comb

500 -401.

Eastern Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-


Spring and Autumn Period:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_Periodhttp://history.cultural-china.com/en/183History6968.html

Belt plaques:http://www.kaogu.cn/en/detail.asp?ProductID=2919

Bronzes:http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/explore/explore-collection-chinese-http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/explore/explore-collection-chinese-bronzes.cfmhttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_4000bce_bronze.htm

Ritual

Yue

Yue kilnhttp://wwwhttp://whchttp://www09/1609/16

Easternhttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://www09/24

Warringhttp://www

Dingshttp://jameelcentre/0/sort_by/seqnhttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://wwwm

Stoneware/earthenwarehttp://jameelcentrehttp://www

Ritual food vessel (ding), 475-221 from th

Yue kiln-site.

kiln-site (Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang Province, southeast China)://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_33604.htm//whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331///www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-

16/content_73020.htm16/content_73020.htm

Eastern Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynasty//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-


Warring States Period://www.chinatour360.com/history/warring-states.htm

Dings://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/of

/sort_by/seqn./object/1035//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron

Stoneware/earthenware://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/907//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Ceramics/ceramics.html

Ritual

scenes,

Easternhttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://www09/24

Warringhttp://www

RitualWarringhttp://wwwhttp://www

Bronzeshttp://www

Dingshttp://jameelcentrehttp://jameelcentre/0/sort_by/seqnhttp://enhttp://wwwm

Ritual food vessel (ding) with huntin

scenes, 475-221.

Eastern Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynasty//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-


Warring States Period://www.chinatour360.com/history/warring-states.htm

Ritual vessels:Warring States Period:

//www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html

Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp

Dings://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/of//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/of

/sort_by/seqn./object/1035//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron

ThreeThree

mountains

Hanhttphttphttphttp09/24

Three-legged basin (lian) with tigers aThree-legged basin (lian) with tigers a

mountains in relief, c. 206BC - 9AD.

Han Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynastyhttp://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfmhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-


Crossbow

220

Han Dynastyhttp://jameelcentre

Bronze crossbow with inscriptions

http://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24

Crossbowshttp://deptshttp://thearbalistguildchinahttp://en

Writinghttp://jameelcentre

Crossbow with inscriptions, c. 206BC

220AD.

Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty//www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfm//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-


Crossbows://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/crossbow.htm//thearbalistguild.forumotion.com/t221-history-of-crossbows-ancient-

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbow

Writing://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/908

Clay

Han Dynastyhttp://jameelcentrehttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24/content_

Seals andhttp://wwwhttp://www

Seals andhttp://newsbeen-included

Writing:Writing:http://jameelcentre

Clay seal, c. 206BC - 220AD with script.

Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty//www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfm//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-

/content_22724.htm

and scripts://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=419&lang=en//www.japaneseartandantiques.com/events_seals.html

and intangible heritage://news.at0086.com/China-Culture-News/Chinese-Seal-engraving-has-

included-on-the-world-intangible-cultural-heritage-list.html

:://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/908

Model

Guangdong

Guangdonghttp

Hanhttphttphttphttp09

Modelshttp

Burialhttphttp

Model of a house, c. 206BC - 220AD

Guangdong Province.

Guangdong Province (south east China):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong

Han Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynastyhttp://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfmhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22724.htm

Models:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_architecture#Miniature_models

Burial practices:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917

Greenware

of the

YueYue

Jiuyanhttp://data

Yue kilnhttp://wwwhttp://whchttp://www09/16

Greenwareshttp://jameelcentre

BurialBurialhttp://jameelcentre

Greenware model of an animal pen, 2nd ha

the 3rd century - 4th century AD, from th

Yue kiln-site, Jiuyan.Yue kiln-site, Jiuyan.

Jiuyan://data.clarosnet.org/doc/places/ashmol/placename/jiuyan-kiln-sites

kiln-site (Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang Province, southeast China)://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_33604.htm//whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331///www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-


Greenwares://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/907

Burial practices:Burial practices://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917

Green

2nd

fromfrom

Yuehttphttphttp09/16

Greenhttp

Burialhttp

Green ware model of a chicken in a coo

nd half of the 3rd century - 4th century A

from the Yue kiln-site.from the Yue kiln-site.

Yue kiln-site (Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang Province, southeast China):http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_33604.htmhttp://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-


Green wares:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/907

Burial practices:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917

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