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The Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BCE) was the second dynasty of China, which succeeded the Xia Dynasty (c. 2700-1600 BCE) after the overthrow of the Xia tyrant Jie by the Shang leader, Tang.https://www.worldhistory.org/Shang_Dynasty/ #China #ChineseWriting #ShangDynasty #History
#History #shangdynasty #chinesewriting #China
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Getting relatively more recent: #ShangDynasty blades, an #EasternZhou sword (jian), and a #HanDynasty scabbard fitting.
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#shangdynasty #easternzhou #handynasty
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Getting relatively more recent: #ShangDynasty blades, an #EasternZhou sword (jian), and a #HanDynasty scabbard fitting.
#shangdynasty #easternzhou #handynasty
Lee Fife · @colo_lee
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Working thru photos and found these Chinese #ancientWeapons. Most were presumably ceremonial (e.g. the jade blades or the ax blades w/ heavy intaglio engraving). #Neolithic and #ShangDynasty.
Photos from San Francisco Asian Art Museum.
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#ancientweapons #neolithic #shangdynasty #taichi
Lee Fife · @colo_lee
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Plaque in shape of tiger
Shang dynasty, 13th century BCE
Lee Fife · @colo_lee
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Tiger plaque, Shang dynasty, ~1200 BCE