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3,000-year-old gold funeral mask unearthed in noble's tomb in China


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A gold funeral mask, thought to be more than 3,000 years old, has been discovered in the tomb of an ancient noble in the city of Zhengzhou in central China. 

It's one of the oldest gold objects ever found in central China, as contemporary treasures tend to be crafted from bronze and jade, raising questions about possible links to other early Chinese states where gold was more common.

The gold mask is 7.2 inches (18.3 centimeters) long and 5.7 inches (14.5 cm) wide — large enough to cover the entire face of an adult, Huang Fucheng, a researcher at the Zhengzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, told the state-owned China News Service. It weighs about 1.4 ounces (40 grams).

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-gold-funeral-mask-china

https://www.ecns.cn/news/culture/2022-09-19/detail-ihceauqk3927468.shtml

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