{"id":575,"date":"2015-11-03T14:28:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T14:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.history.ucsb.edu\/faculty\/barbierilow\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2022-02-12T19:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T19:47:16","slug":"artifacts-from-the-sanxingdui-and-jinsha-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barbierilow.faculty.history.ucsb.edu\/?page_id=575","title":{"rendered":"Artifacts from the Sanxingdui and Jinsha Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/barbierilow.faculty.history.ucsb.edu\/?attachment_id=593\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barbierilow.faculty.history.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2789-e1446573499488.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411635970&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;23&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2789\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barbierilow.faculty.history.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2789-e1446573499488.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barbierilow.faculty.history.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2789-e1446573499488.jpg?fit=648%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-593\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.history.ucsb.edu\/faculty\/barbierilow\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2789-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"IMG_2789\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">As part of a major international exhibition &#8220;China&#8217;s Lost Civilization: The Mystery of Sanxingdui,&#8221; I created 3D models of five famous objects from the sites of Sanxingdui and Jinsha which were loaned to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana for the show. &nbsp;After taking hundreds of aligned photographs (see left), I crafted the models using photogrammetry software (3D SOM, PhotoScan). &nbsp;The final models were also annotated with technical and art historical details. &nbsp;The models are permanently hosted on the Sketchfab website and are free to view for classroom or other uses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/0159ef35348345cf9d6419fa463099e6\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mask of a Human-Animal Composite Creature<\/h3>\n<p>Bronze<br \/>\nHeight 66 cm, width 138 cm<br \/>\n1250-1100 BCE<br \/>\nExcavated from Sanxingdui, pit no. 2<br \/>\nSanxingdui Museum, accession no. 00501<br \/>\nModel by Anthony Barbieri, UCSB<\/p>\n<p>This enormous mask was probably originally attached to a large column or other architectural feature of a palace or temple. Large cut-out rectangles on either side indicate where the mask would have been secured in place in its original location. &nbsp;Another cut-out on the forehead may have been used to secure a bronze plume or other appendage. The most striking feature of the mask are the bulging eyes, the&nbsp;significance of which is&nbsp;still a mystery.&nbsp;&nbsp;The mask was later sacrificed in pit no. 2 at Sanxingdui and may have been damaged intentionally before burial.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/000eff49bbe44d5d936702ab4b86d1ab\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Bronze Figure with Animal Headdress<\/h3>\n<p>Bronze<br \/>\nHeight 40.2 cm, width 23.3 cm, weight 3 kg<br \/>\n1250-1100 BCE<br \/>\nExcavated from Sanxingdui, pit no. 2<br \/>\nSanxingdui Museum, no. 00281<br \/>\nModel by Anthony Barbieri, UCSB<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/46f292d3d32044bab6defd443762c53c\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Figure with Human Body and Bird\u2019s Feet<\/h3>\n<p>Bronze<br \/>\nHeight 84.1 cm, width 10.8 cm<br \/>\n1250-1100 BCE<br \/>\nExcavated from Sanxingdui, pit no. 2<br \/>\nSanxingdui Museum, accession no. 00286<br \/>\nModel by Anthony Barbieri, UCSB<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/63862d0832044fcd9d2d85f14fcff275\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Kneeling Human Figure<\/h3>\n<p>Stone<br \/>\nH. 21.72 cm ca. 1100-900 BCE<br \/>\nFound at the site of Jinsha, Sichuan Province<br \/>\nAccession no. 2001CQJC:716<br \/>\nModel by Anthony Barbieri, UCSB<\/p>\n<p>This remarkable stone figure probably represents a war captive or human sacrifice. &nbsp;The figure is seated on its heels. &nbsp;The eyes and teeth are evident with incised lines with some color inlay. &nbsp;The oversized hands are bound behind the back. &nbsp;A long braid runs down the figures back as well and the hair on the top of the head is parted in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/293e4db218394330b3dbf1c32e83f164\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Human Head with Gold Mask<\/h3>\n<p>Bronze with gold foil<br \/>\nHeight 48.1 cm<br \/>\n1250-1100 BCE<br \/>\nExcavated from Sanxingdui Pit no. 2, Sichuan<br \/>\nFrom Sanxingdui Museum, accession no. 00646<br \/>\nModel by Anthony Barbieri-Low, UCSB<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of a major international exhibition &#8220;China&#8217;s Lost Civilization: The Mystery of Sanxingdui,&#8221; I created 3D models of five famous objects from the sites of Sanxingdui and Jinsha which were loaned to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana for the show. &nbsp;After taking hundreds of aligned photographs (see left), I crafted the models using [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":426,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PdD41Y-9h","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1159,"url":"https:\/\/barbierilow.faculty.history.ucsb.edu\/?page_id=1159","url_meta":{"origin":575,"position":0},"title":"3D Models of Lacquer and Wooden Objects from Mawangdui Tomb no. 1","author":"barbieri-low@history.ucsb.edu","date":"February 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I digitized these models from the originals, which were on loan from the Hunan Provincial Museum to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for the exhibition, The Nobles Tombs of Mawangdui. 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