Shaanxi History Museum
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The Shaanxi History Museum is a museum located in Xi'an, China, housing over 300,000 items (murals, paintings, pottery, coins; bronze, gold, and silver objects). The modern museum was built between 1983 and 2001 and its appearance recalls the architectural style of the Tang dynasty.
Highlights of the museum are:
- Fossils of the Lantian Man (preceded Peking Man),
- The Deer Pattern Eaves Tile from the Qin Dynasty,
- The Kneeling Archer, a 120cm tall figure unearthed in 1977 from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb
- The Four Footed Li, a Shang Dynasty bronze cooking utensil,
- Playing Polo, a Tang Dynasty mural of people playing polo in China,
- The Empress's Seal, a jade seal from the Western Han Dynasty, excavated near the tomb of Emperor Gao Zu, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty - one of the most important imperial seals ever found in China.
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