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Gou Diao

Unknownca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Guangzhou, China

This Gou Diao is a percussion instrument native to the Yue people. It is made of 8 bronze pieces that weighed 191 kilograms. Each of the pieces bears a line of inscription that tells the instrument was cast in 129 BC by the Ministry of Music.

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  • Title: Gou Diao
  • Creator Nationality: China
  • Creator Gender: Unknown
  • Creator Death Place: China
  • Creator Birth Place: China
  • Date: ca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.
  • Provenance: Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
  • Type: Bronze
  • Object type: Musical Instrument
  • Craftsman: Unknown
Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

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