Bronze figure with a human head on a snake's body, holding a lei, with a zun on its head

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press photographs of the excavation. publisher

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Photopress photographs of the excavation · smithsonianmag.com · 2022 · publisher1 step from the original

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Sanxingdui · Bronze Age walled settlement and sacrificial area

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Deciphering the origins of Sanxingdui bronzes through petrographic and elemental analysis of casting coresSRC
Trove of 13,000 Artifacts Sheds Light on Enigmatic Chinese CivilizationSRC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Bronze figure with a human head on a snake's body, holding a lei, with a zun on its head [Artifact ART0D73A4847Y61]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D73A4847Y61

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  title     = {Bronze figure with a human head on a snake's body, holding a lei, with a zun on its head},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0D73A4847Y61},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D73A4847Y61}
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