You have a new message from an ancient treasure.
From angled sockets, two round eyes stare out, through 3,500 years of history.
But is it a dragon, or a tiger? A bull or a deer? An owl or a bear?
These eyes seem to be asking us the same question: who are you?
The bronze plaque is slightly convex.
Its inlaid with 300 tiny pieces of turquoise revealing a remarkable level of craftsmanship.
Predating written language in the region by 500 years, it conveys a wordless message: below the fields lies a city.
At its heart is a vast palace.
Some people believe this was the capital of the semi-mythical Xia dynasty.
This was the site of a vast bronze workshop.
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