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Turquoise-Inlaid Bronze Plaques from the Erlitou Culture:Origin and Transmission
dc.contributor.advisor | Williams, Crispin | |
dc.contributor.author | Sun, Mao | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-30T03:48:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-30T03:48:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:15356 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/25829 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper focuses on turquoise-inlaid plaques excavated at the Erlitou site in order to understand their origin, function, the technology used in their manufacture, and their transmission. The turquoise-inlaid plaque, a ritual object probably worn on the arm, was an innovation of Erlitou elites made to serve a ritual purpose. They combined an existing technique from the lower Yellow River region of producing neatly trimmed turquoise inlay with a tradition from the Hami Basin region of making attachable bronze plaques of various shapes. Symbolic of a more advanced society, these plaques were transmitted to the Qijia and Sanxingdui societies, indicating the spread of the elite culture of Erlitou society. | |
dc.format.extent | 105 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Archaeology | |
dc.subject | Erlitou Culture | |
dc.subject | Origin and Transmission | |
dc.subject | Turquoise-inlaid Bronze Plaques | |
dc.title | Turquoise-Inlaid Bronze Plaques from the Erlitou Culture:Origin and Transmission | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | McNair, Amy | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Hoopes, John | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | McMahon, Keith | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | East Asian Languages & Cultures | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
dc.identifier.orcid | ||
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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