Also in Beihe, another large tomb had been robbed long ago.
It was not until the 1990s that this place was visited again.
And ironically, the reason why this large tomb was targeted by tomb robbers was because someone found a map recording this large tomb in the local county annals.
This has been mentioned before. The reason why Chen Wenzhe knew this was thanks to the group of tomb robbers who studied hard.
During the Qing Dynasty, this large tomb was known locally as the tomb of Cao Cao.
But later on, this large tomb was once again submerged in the long river of history.
But one day, a tomb robber who was willing to learn and worked very hard kept looking through the county records and finally rediscovered this big tomb.
There are many cultural relics unearthed from this ancient tomb.
Although it had been robbed many times before the Qing Dynasty, in the 1990s, a group of tomb robbers still unearthed more than 970 cultural relics from it.
Among them, there are more than 250 pieces that are intact and without any flaws.
The tail is a flying bird, with a blue gem in its mouth;
There is a raised round button in the middle of the back of the cultural relic. The surface of the button is made of silver and is shaped like a cirrus cloud, with a ruby embedded in the center.
Although a few pieces of similar-shaped "Bingwu God Hook" copper belt hooks have been unearthed across the country, only that one is the most broken and beautifully preserved, and there are only two of them in the world.
Its production is divided into seven steps. The first step is to make a master mold and pre-engrav the grooves so that gold and silver can be embedded in the grooves before the vessel is cast.
So the average belt hook I saw has eight pieces, and obviously the eighth piece is also complicated. However, only about 250 of the ones unearthed in Gaoling, Anyang, can be restored, which is incomparable.
When the fish is placed in the arms of the "god man", it can move and escape.
The first is to make "gold amalgam", and then it is not gold coating or gold baking. Now this method is usually called "gilding".
The front of the cultural relic is divided into eight parts. The head is like an eagle, with two white jade beads (ruby) embedded in the eye sockets, a turquoise embedded in the back forehead, and feathers made of gold and silver wire.
Pottery inkstones, stone pillows, copper belt hooks, belt buckles, shop heads, hairpins, rings, hat nails, silver belt buckles, shop heads, ornaments, iron tent components, mirrors, sharpening and other utensils;
Although the two pieces that He Chanmei saw were as exquisite as the Bingwu Divine Hook, their shapes were the same, so their preciousness could not be seen from now on.
After a careless look, Chen Wenzhe realized that those hooks were indeed from the same celebrities.
It's just that those things look pretty, like a painting with hooks.
The Eastern Han Dynasty gold and silver "Bingwu God Hook" copper belt hook is 15.7 centimeters long and is embedded with 11 gems, including rubies, sapphires and turquoises.
According to literature records and unearthed objects, there are not many major processes in the "gold painting" method that are broken.
There are no inscriptions underneath the firmament, so Chen Wenzhe can still deduce some of its origins.
The gold and silver "Bingwu God Hook" copper belt hook is the same as the gold and silver "Bingwu God Hook" copper belt hook.
There are complete sets of Cao Cao's things, no matter whether they are genuine or beautiful. If you find them all at once and put them on display, it will cause a sensation.
Jade beads, crystal beads, agate beads, jade pendants and other decorations;
On the lower belly is a gold inscription with the four words "Bing Wu Divine Hook, you will be demoted".
The entire body of the fish is filled with gold threads to form scales, and seven silver flakes are embedded on the sides of the fish, making it look like a drop of water.
The belt hook is a bronze casting from the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). It is now one of the treasures of the Ji Provincial Museum and is a national first-class cultural relic.
The eight belt hooks come from the eight kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu respectively.
The other type is octagonal, and its inscription contains the names and quantities of the burial objects.
As for the types, they are generally similar to the artifacts unearthed from Gaoling, Anyang, but some items are more precious.
The seventh step is chiseling.
A very small number of the fonts used for inscriptions are Han Li, commonly known as "tetrad". The fonts are regular but not powerful.
Of course, no matter what, all the treasures Chen Wenzhe saw would be fake.
Not only the painting method, it was the main decorative method of gold and silver in the Han Dynasty.
If they are from the same brand, they essentially represent the mainstream style of hooks during the Han Dynasty.
In 1418, Shi Shuqing, a famous scholar in your country, published an article "The Gold Inlay Craft of Your Country in Ancient Times" under "Cultural Relics", which did not mainly talk about that method.
Such as "Yellow Silk Robe and Brocade Leader One", "Danqiao Xiuyi One", "Mirror Stand One", "Book Eucalyptus One", "Canal Pillow One", etc.
None of the ancient bronzes with gold and silver in your country that have been discovered use the inlay decoration method, also called the gold-gilt decoration method.
Chen Wenzhe is more interested in craftsmanship. Among them, the gold and silver craftsmanship originated from the Shang and Zhou dynasties and flourished in the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period. Two craft techniques have been discovered.
For example, in the mosaic method, one of the surface heights is used.
Stoves, ear cups, plates, pots, jars, trays, basins and other ceramics;
Not eight of them have hooks, which is obviously more precious.
For example, there are some things that are obviously in the same style as He Chan's tomb, like the copper belt hook mentioned just now.
Based on the shape and scale of the tomb, the unearthed relics, the content and font of the stone inscription, and the identification of the skeleton of the tomb owner, it is really difficult to doubt whether the small tomb is He Chan's tomb.
In addition, it is made of gold and silver and inlaid with precious stones, making it a very rare and precious handicraft.
There are also 59 stone tablets with inscriptions, one of which is in the shape of a Gui, with inscriptions such as "The small halberd often used by King Wu of Wei" and "The short spear often used by King Wu of Wei";
The seventh step is to polish the mistakes.
This cannot be seen from the Han people's interpretation of the word "Cuo": "Cuo means gold coating".
Chen Wenzhe could naturally spot such a treasure at a glance.
The legs and wings are curled forward into a ring.
The eighth step is inlaying, which is to embed gold and silver wire or gold sheets in the groove.
That thing was even more special in ancient times, but it must have been from the Eight Kingdoms period, so it didn't seem that precious.
Among them, the gilt copper belt hook of the Wei State and the gold and silver copper belt hook of the Wu State are similar in shape to the unknown "Bingwu Divine Hook" of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The gold and silver "Bingwu Divine Hook" copper belt hook was a reward given to the king or nobles of Fuyu State (Fuyu), the local political power in the Northeast region, before the craftsmen of the Eastern Han Dynasty were ordered to complete the production.
Other weapons include armor, swords, arrowheads, crossbow components and other weapons;
Bronze-covered bow caps, umbrella caps, bells, coal-stone stone tiger carvings and other miscellaneous chariot and horse utensils;
The upper part is decorated with a flying phoenix, the head and feet are decorated with gold, and the wings, tail and body are decorated with silver.
That treasure is a typical embodiment of the palace's gold and silver craftsmanship, and represents the jurisdiction and rule of the Central Plains dynasty over the border areas.
There are still many copper belt hooks unearthed from Cao Cao's tomb, but what attracts Chen Wenzhe now is if they are Cao Cao's things.
Beautiful shape and exquisite casting.
Such a simple copper belt hook requires a lot of craftsmanship.
The body of the hook is shaped like a bird's beak, the eye sockets are inlaid with blue gems, the forehead is inlaid with a drop of water-like turquoise, and the hands are holding a fish in the shape of spring food.
Among them, the types of ritual vessels that can prove the noble status of the tomb owner include bluestone gui, bi and other ritual vessels;
Those things will run away if left outside, so Chen Wenzhe is now more interested in other things that seem to be from the past.