Testing conducted on the bronze Lion of Venice that stands in St. Mark's Square shows it originates from copper ore deposits ...

in contrast with the art of the ancient Middle East, where agriculture and people are more common. Bronze - Late Shang dynasty, about 1100 BC This form of wine vessel was adapted from a simple ...

One of the earliest forms of Chinese writing is preserved in the simple inscriptions on bronze vessels from the late Shang period. Integrally cast ... During the succeeding Zhou dynasty, written ...

One of the earliest forms of Chinese writing is preserved in the simple inscriptions on bronze vessels from the late Shang period. Integrally cast ... During the succeeding Zhou dynasty, written ...

The bronze vessels recovered from her tomb also serve as a testament to the artistic and technological advancements of the ...

Animal-shaped vessels are the rarest of all Shang ritual ... of this Chinese Bronze Age bell called a Băo. Can you see a very abstract beak and a pair of eyes on either side? Here’s Elinor Pearlstein, ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different ... (animal bones and turtle shells) and on bronze vessels, the oldest of which date back to the Shang ...

During the Shang dynasty (about 1600–1050 BCE), bronze vessels that symbolized religious and political ... This remarkable object came to the Art Institute from Russell Tyson. Born in Shanghai in 1867 ...

Divination, the art of using omens or magic powers to discern movements in the supernatural world, has long been an important decision-making tool for the Chinese. Whether it means consulting ...

PRESENTER:'The earliest writing comes from 3,500 years ago, 'when China was ruled by the Shang dynasty ... of the art science laboratory in Nanjing. He investigates a beautiful bronze bowl ...

A recent report claims that Shang-Chi would have been a huge character in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, and I really hope he still gets the spotlight in Doomsday. What we now about Avengers ...

Simu Liu's Shang-Chi made a stellar debut in his solo movie, and I want to see him have a big role in the next Avengers movie. This report doesn't reveal if the studio is still planning to make ...