Bronze box with tortoise-shaped lid and jade inside

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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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Where it is kept

Sanxingdui · Bronze Age walled settlement and sacrificial area

Sources 2

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 box with tortoise-shaped lid and jade inside [Artifact ART0D73A4FY4CB6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D73A4FY4CB6

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  title     = {Bronze box with tortoise-shaped lid and jade inside},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0D73A4FY4CB6},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D73A4FY4CB6}
}