Anyang Yinxu is the site of the late Shangcheng of the Shang Dynasty in China. It is a national 5A-level scenic spot. Everyone who has visited the Yin Ruins knows that there is a woman's tomb inside.

Women's Tomb: The complete royal tomb of the Shang Dynasty was preserved. The tomb of the woman was excavated by archaeologists in 1976. It is the royal tomb of the Shang Dynasty preserved in the Yin Ruins. The woman's tomb jade is a jade unearthed from the tomb of the Chinese merchant Wang Wuding.

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Brief introduction of women's good tomb jade

The woman's tomb is about 100 meters northwest of Xiaoyan Village, Anyang City, Henan Province. After archaeological excavation, 755 jade articles were found, which were divided into ceremonial instruments, ceremonial tools, tools, living utensils, decorations and miscellaneous items. This is a major discovery of the jade articles of Shang Dynasty, the scientific research on the functions, shapes, patterns, jade sources, jade tools, craftsmanship and the Shang Dynasty politics and royal life involved in the jade. Provide a wealth of physical information.

Women's good tomb jade history

The raw materials of jade articles unearthed from the women's tomb were identified by experts on 300 of them. Most of them were Xinjiang jade. Only three mouthpieces were similar to Xiuyan jade. One piece of Yuge was considered to be Dushan jade. There are also a few siliceous slate and marble. This shows that the merchant royal family used jade as the main body of Xinjiang Hetian jade, which is different from the jade articles used by other aristocrats and leaders of various countries, thus ending the stage of ancient Chinese stone paintings used for two or three thousand years. The jade color of the woman's tomb jade is mainly composed of sapphire with shallow depths, and white jade and topaz are rare. In addition to the royal jade, there are also jade articles from the local countries. If there are some engraving instructions from the "Lu Fang", this reflects the craft features of the merchant royal family jade and Fang Guo jade.

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The status and significance of jade articles in women's tombs

The large number of excavations of the women's tomb jade articles indicates that the jade occupies a very important position in the aristocratic life of the Shang Dynasty. This is also an earlier example of "Jade does not leave the body". The various cultural relics of the women's tomb, as well as shellfish and conch, have yet to be studied from many perspectives and perspectives.

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