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Table 1 Selected samples from Xigoupan M2

From: China and the steppe: technological study of precious metalwork from Xigoupan Tomb 2 (4th–3rd c. BCE) in the Ordos region, Inner Mongolia

Sample

Object

Dimensions (cm)

Thickness (μm)

Weight (g)

Current condition

XGP1769.7

Gold appliqué with reclining horses

L 11.7, W 5.7

200

13.0

Well-preserved

XGP1770.8

Gold appliqué with deer

L 10.9, W 7.9

80–93

16.0

Well-preserved

XGP1776.14

Gold appliqué with confronting beasts

L 7.6, W 7.0

80–100

11.0

Well-preserved

XGP1785.23

Gold eagle-shaped appliqué

L 4.7, W 3.4

68–72

3.0

Well-preserved

XGP1800.38

Silver horse harness ornament

L 2.9, W 6.0

 

31.0

Well-preserved