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Masks of Mystery: Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Sanxingdui

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Sanxingdui

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Museum exhibition catalogue for object-level bronze, gold, jade, and iconographic context and for the modern history of presenting Sanxingdui internationally.

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Sanxingdui masks and related objects come from excavated ritual-deposition contexts within ancient Shu, while their precise iconographic meanings remain unresolved.

Answer / theory: There is no strong evidence for that. They are best treated as ritual or symbolic artifacts of ancient Shu. Evidence level: Weak Evidence / Internet Lore.
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