The Yunnan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Dali Municipal Museum carried out two seasons of excavation in the Dafengle cemetery at Fengyi Town, Dali City. They excavated 966 tombs of cr...The Yunnan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Dali Municipal Museum carried out two seasons of excavation in the Dafengle cemetery at Fengyi Town, Dali City. They excavated 966 tombs of cremation and 21 burials in the ground. The former are round or oval,while the latter are rectangular earth shafts. The coffins are largely pottery, porcelain and bronze jars,and pottery vats and basins occur in very a few cases with the former used as double-vat coffins and the latter as coffin covers. Most of the funeral objects are pottery, and porcelain, irons and bronzes were also yielded. The tombs fall into three phases. The first phase embraces exclusively tombs of cremation and is represented by jars of Type A, with the remains of the dead buried in single-jar coffins and accompanied by rare grave goods. They go back to the time from the late Tang to the Early Northern Song period. The second phase comprises also tombs of cremation, and features the increase of coffin types and the emergence of double-jar coffins. They are dated to the time from the final stage of the Northern Song through the Yuan Dynasty. The third phase contain tombs of cremation, and burials in the ground occur at the middle stage. The former feature variety in coffin, the popularity of double-jar coffins and the appearance of burials in three or four combined jars. They can be assigned to the final stage of the Ming period.展开更多
The author of the paper analyzes the story"Glass Coffin"in A. S. Byatt's Possession and compares it with Brothers Grimm's fairy tale with the same name. Through the study, the author identifies the q...The author of the paper analyzes the story"Glass Coffin"in A. S. Byatt's Possession and compares it with Brothers Grimm's fairy tale with the same name. Through the study, the author identifies the quest motif from our modern hero's discovery journey in Possession.展开更多
The aim of this study is to examine and present the results of the scientific examinations carried out on the ground layers with paint samples collected from the decorated surfaces of the wooden coffin dated back to t...The aim of this study is to examine and present the results of the scientific examinations carried out on the ground layers with paint samples collected from the decorated surfaces of the wooden coffin dated back to the late period from Saqqara excavation that belonged to the Ministry of Antiquities. Many analytical methods were performed as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis （ESEM-EDX）, X-ray diffraction analysis as well as fourier transform infrared spectroscopy have been used to both characterise the inorganic composition and the binding media used. The analytical results showed that the materials composition and technique used to plaster applied on the wooden surface are in good agreement with the information gathered through the historical survey. The coffin was in bad and poor condition. There was cracking on the surface and in the structure, serious flaking, cupping of some pigments and serious damage in both the wooden support and gesso layer. Conservation treatment processes carried out included consolidation of lifting areas of the paint film, disturbing restoration materials, repair of cracks in the wooden support and a dry surface cleaning of the pigments.展开更多
文摘The Yunnan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the Dali Municipal Museum carried out two seasons of excavation in the Dafengle cemetery at Fengyi Town, Dali City. They excavated 966 tombs of cremation and 21 burials in the ground. The former are round or oval,while the latter are rectangular earth shafts. The coffins are largely pottery, porcelain and bronze jars,and pottery vats and basins occur in very a few cases with the former used as double-vat coffins and the latter as coffin covers. Most of the funeral objects are pottery, and porcelain, irons and bronzes were also yielded. The tombs fall into three phases. The first phase embraces exclusively tombs of cremation and is represented by jars of Type A, with the remains of the dead buried in single-jar coffins and accompanied by rare grave goods. They go back to the time from the late Tang to the Early Northern Song period. The second phase comprises also tombs of cremation, and features the increase of coffin types and the emergence of double-jar coffins. They are dated to the time from the final stage of the Northern Song through the Yuan Dynasty. The third phase contain tombs of cremation, and burials in the ground occur at the middle stage. The former feature variety in coffin, the popularity of double-jar coffins and the appearance of burials in three or four combined jars. They can be assigned to the final stage of the Ming period.
文摘The author of the paper analyzes the story"Glass Coffin"in A. S. Byatt's Possession and compares it with Brothers Grimm's fairy tale with the same name. Through the study, the author identifies the quest motif from our modern hero's discovery journey in Possession.
文摘The aim of this study is to examine and present the results of the scientific examinations carried out on the ground layers with paint samples collected from the decorated surfaces of the wooden coffin dated back to the late period from Saqqara excavation that belonged to the Ministry of Antiquities. Many analytical methods were performed as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis （ESEM-EDX）, X-ray diffraction analysis as well as fourier transform infrared spectroscopy have been used to both characterise the inorganic composition and the binding media used. The analytical results showed that the materials composition and technique used to plaster applied on the wooden surface are in good agreement with the information gathered through the historical survey. The coffin was in bad and poor condition. There was cracking on the surface and in the structure, serious flaking, cupping of some pigments and serious damage in both the wooden support and gesso layer. Conservation treatment processes carried out included consolidation of lifting areas of the paint film, disturbing restoration materials, repair of cracks in the wooden support and a dry surface cleaning of the pigments.
