Master Archaeologist

Chapter 275 Liu He's Private Seal
"The jade quality of this jade is not bad."

“Much better than expected!”

Kong Jianwen and Director Wen lay beside the coffin, leaning forward to look at the situation inside the coffin.

After opening the rice paper, the first thing you see is seven or eight pieces of jade biscuits arranged in order from top to bottom.

This is a classic Western Han jade burial practice.

A total of seven jade discs were placed on the top of the tomb owner's head, chest, waist and abdomen, and genitals.

Among them, several pieces of jade discs have been dyed black, which may have been stained after the rainwater faded the paint inside the coffin.

It's a pity that after so many years, these jade discs have more or less been cracked, and they can no longer return to their original integrity.

However, the quality of the jade bi is very good, even after so many years, it still exudes a green feeling.

Obviously, these jade bis are also sapphire, not Hetian jade.

In fact, in the tombs of nobles in the Western Han Dynasty, it is rare to see Hetian jade.

In most cases, it is mainly topaz and sapphire.

These two kinds of jade were also the earliest jade used by Chinese ancestors.

From the Neolithic Age, and even the earlier Paleolithic Chinese ancestors' ruins, there are many ritual utensils, ornaments, and even practical utensils made of topaz and sapphire.

Among them, sapphire and topaz, which are the best in quality and the most moist and translucent, are top-grade jade, and generally only the most noble people can use them.

For example, Mr. Sui was holding the jade seal with the word "Sui" in his mouth at that time. He used relatively ordinary topaz. After more than 2000 years, the quality of the jade has turned grayish white. It doesn't look like a piece of jade at all, but looks like A powder stone.

And the jade used by Marquis Haihun is of course not the inferior kind of jade. The quality of these jade biscuits looks even better than the jade in the Nanyue king's tomb!
It can only be said that Haihunhou Liu He is really rich
"Here's a big one, and here's a small one."

"There are four more in the middle, all of which are different jades."

"There's still one underneath. There's a piece raised here. Looking at the lower profile, it should also be a piece of jade."

Chen Han and other archaeologists also gathered around, counting how many pieces of jade they could see.

In addition, several archaeologists who specialize in recording took cameras and kept taking pictures for files.

While everyone was clamoring to study the quantity and style of these jade discs, the sharp-eyed Chen Han noticed that there seemed to be a small overturned seal next to a large jade disc at the waist and abdomen of the owner of the tomb. .

"Small seal, this is a small seal!"

Chen Han immediately stretched out his finger and pointed to the seal that fell obliquely.

Everyone's attention was immediately attracted.

There is a seal about the size of a thumb in the middle. The position of the button has been sunk in the decay, and only half of the seal is exposed obliquely.

"Look this way! There are words!"

Chen Han lay down on the exposed side of the seal, took a few glances at the seal, and only saw a few drawn lines.

Although I can't tell what the characters are, I can be sure that there must be engraved characters, not no characters!

"There are words, it's square!"

"And the texture should be jade!"

The jade seal is square, and it is at the waist of the owner of the tomb.

This is obviously a very important seal to the owner of the tomb, and it must be hung around the waist after death.

There is a high probability that it is the public seal engraved with the name and "official position" of the owner of the tomb, and it is an important item that can prove his identity underground after the owner of the tomb dies!
The archaeologists with a SLR camera rushed over to push Chen Han away, pointed the camera at the place where the printed surface was exposed obliquely, and snapped a photo.

The photos taken by the camera are much clearer than the human eye, and they can be zoomed in and zoomed in again.

Everyone immediately moved in front of the camera again, wanting to see the situation of the printed surface.

Although less than half of the printed surface was actually exposed, after identifying it, Professor Li still said firmly: "Liu, it's the character Liu in Xiaozhuan!"

Chen Han also nodded affirmatively: "It looks like Liu Zi."

The word "Liu" exposed on the printed surface occupies almost half of the printed surface.

In other words, the other half can only be one word!

This is not a public seal, but a private seal with two characters on one side.

But this private seal is equally important!
The surname is Liu, and there are only two characters.

This is obviously very close to the truth.

Liu He's answer that the owner of the tomb is basically a certainty.

Don't care about so much, Kong Jianwen simply started directly, carefully inserted the jade seal with half of his body in the coffin, swayed it from side to side, and then gently pulled it out.

Fortunately, jade is actually very strong, it is not so easy to break, and it will not become soft over time.

The jade seal was pulled out without any risk.

Professor Li and Chen Han immediately gathered around to watch.

Sure enough, on the other half of the seal, there is a word "He"!

The owner of the tomb is really Liu He!
Since the beginning of the excavation, the cultural relics dug up one after another have continuously pointed to the identity of the owner of the tomb as Liu He himself.

But it is the lack of the core, the most direct evidence!
Unexpectedly, just after the tomb owner's inner coffin was opened, such a private seal engraved with the tomb owner's name could be found on the surface of the inner coffin!
In this way, from the discovery of the tomb to the present, all the speculation and disputes about the owner of the tomb have finally settled down.

All previous speculations were confirmed through this private seal.

In fact, the speculation that the owner of the tomb is Haihunhou has never stopped.

While Chen Han and the others were excavating the main tomb, other brother departments were also cleaning up the back chamber.

Among them, there is a back storage room, which is a musical instrument library.

In the musical instrument library, many bronze musical instruments of the Han Dynasty were found, the most important of which are the chime bells placed against the wall on three sides!
According to the system of rites and music in "Zhou Li", "the four blocks are the emperors, and the three blocks are the kings."

What do you mean?
That is, only the emperor can enjoy the suspension music composed of four-sided shelves, and the king can only use three rows of suspension music.

For example.

The chime bells in the tombs of princes in the Spring and Autumn Period excavated before are usually placed against one wall.

Since they are neither kings nor emperors, it is impossible to have a multi-faceted instrument stand.

In the tomb of Nanyue King Zhao Hu, in his musical instrument storehouse, a series of bronze musical instruments are placed against the walls on the south, north and west walls.

Only on the east side of the entrance, there are no musical instruments placed.

This shows that in this regard, Zhao Hu did not violate the etiquette.

But the musical instrument storehouse in Haihunhou's tomb has three blocks of hanging music!
This is obviously not in line with the level of "Liehou", and it must be the etiquette that can only be enjoyed by princes and kings.

Then, in the land of Nanchang, apart from being the king of Changyi and even the emperor Liu He, who else would dare to use the Three Walls of Suspended Music?

Now that it's confirmed, only Liu He dares.

(End of this chapter)