Bronze figure of a Saka warrior 6th-3rd C. BCE
The Book of Han describes the Wusun Kingdom as "overgrown with thicket and scrubs. The area is rainy and cold, and in the Mountains, there are many pine and elm trees. The people here do not farm, except they plant trees and they follow their live herds in search of water and pasture; the customs are like the Xiongnu." The demographic information lists not only Wusun people, but some conquered Da Yuezhi (Greater Yuezhi) people and Sai (Saka) ethnic races. The Sai (Saka) were the original inhabitants, but were later conquered by the Yuezhi and Wusun.
-The Hanshu (Book of Han) Xiyu Zhuan Volume 96 Number 66 Part B. Translation and notes by Joseph P. Yap: The Western Regions, Xiongnu, and Han.
 |
| Bronze figure of a Saka warrior 6th-3rd C. BCE. Unearthed in Gongliu county, in the collection of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture Museum, Yining. |
 |
| "Examples of prehistoric copper/bronze objects discovered in the Ili region. 1. Shaft-hole axe (XY0179);2. Socketed-axe (XY0489);3. Sickle (XY0019);4. Knife (XY0493);5. Altar/lamp (XY0196);6. Human statue (XY0173);7. Ingot (XY0024);8. Tripod cauldron (XY0477);9. Circlefooted cauldron (XY0059); (1–4BronzeAge, 5–9 Iron Age; scales differ, see Supplementary Table S1 for sizes of objects)." |
.jpg) |
| Another angle, but bad resolution. |
Source:
Quote:
The Hanshu (Book of Han) Xiyu Zhuan Volume 96 Number 66 Part B. Translation and notes by Joseph P. Yap: The Western Regions, Xiongnu, and Han.
Comments
Post a Comment