Monday, December 18, 2006

More Xuzhou artifacts pictures....




Chinese sarcophagus made entirely of jade.














Chinese mummy made entirely of jade.














Miniature replica pagoda water fountain.













Replica dancing figurines for entrance of tomb - funeral ceremony and celebration.














More little mini-statues.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did you know that sarcophagus means "eater of flesh" and these first Greek coffins were made of a stone that actually consumed the corpse's flesh?!

(I love Wikipedia!)

(Sorry, I didn't know what that artifact was so I had to look it up . . .)

RestlessTiger said...

Hi guys! Nice blog, it's really interesting hearing about all the cultural differences. The toilet thing is pretty hilarious. I actually think that's a better idea then the way we do it in the states. Who wants to sit on a public toilet seat? Anyway, happy holidays!

-Mike from Bloomington