CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI RUINS-GIANT BRONZE MASK (CN)

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(220201) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows a bronze mask discovered at the No. 3 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province (top, photo taken on Sept. 3, 2021 by Wang Xi), and the repaird bronze mask (bottom, file photo provided by Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute & Sanxingdui Museum). The largest bronze mask unearthed from the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan met the public at Monday's Spring Festival TV Gala.The mask measures 131 cm wide, 71 cm tall and 66 cm deep, and weighs 65.5 kg, said Tang Fei, chief of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute. (Xinhua)

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