bronze vessel

collocation in English

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bronze
adjective
uk
/brɒnz/us
/brɑːnz/
being dark orange-brown in colour, like the ...
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vessel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈves.əl/us
/ˈves.əl/
formal
a large boat or ...
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(Definition ofbronzeandvesselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Abronzevesselhas been found which is decorated with gold and silver.
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It is abronzevesselwith a triple figurative frieze.
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Somebronzevesselinscriptions also confirm involvement of military activity in these feudal relationships.
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Large workshops were located outside the city walls, including a bone workshop, a pottery workshop and twobronzevesselworkshops.
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In burial, the skull was placed on abronzevesseland a wooden sculpture of a human had been placed beside the left shoulder of the deceased.
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The water clock worked by having water poured into the largestbronzevesselwhich flowed into the smaller vessels which the flowed into the long water tanks.
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Compared to other bronze vessels, the inlay technique was especially lavishly employed to create "hu" vessels.
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Among the changes was a de-emphasis on ritual bronze vessels and a new focus on luxury bronze objects.
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Round eyes and sometimes mouths are a common pattern (called taotie) on shang and zhou bronze vessels.
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The bronze vessels were placed by their feet and heads.
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The bronze vessels were receptacles for storing or serving various solids and liquids used in the performance of sacred ceremonies.
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Bronze vessels are made and placed one above the other at different levels; they are filled with pure water.
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Some royal families put bronze vessels, oracle bones, and human or animal sacrifices in the grave.
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Graves, however, gave many finds of fully formed bronze vessels.
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Guang bronze vessels were used not only in life to honor the deceased, but also at times placed with the deceased in their grave.
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The outer faces are sometimes decorated with mask-like faces, which may be related to the "taotie" designs found on later bronze vessels.
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These bronze vessels were not for everyday use, as the ancients typically used lacquerware or earthenware for eating and drinking.
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The excavation brought to light the urban planning and architecture, and unearthed large numbers of antiquities such as seals, beads, animal bones, gold, silver, terracotta ornaments, pottery and bronze vessels.
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There were also a large number of bronze vessels interred in the tomb, including cups, bowls, tripod-bowls, a cauldron, a lamp-stand, an amphora, a brazier and a cinerary urn.
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Xingan is known for its unique style of bronze vessels, with 54 being discovered; over 480 bronze objects were uncovered at the site.
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