Spring and Autumn Period --- Qin

Height 2.5 cm， length 4.4 cm，

width 3.8 cm， weight 58 grams

Unearthed from Yong ruins of the Qin Dynasty in Fengxiang county

This golden beast-shaped ornament is made by the casting of pure gold in a mold and has a three-dimensional hollow interior. Its body is composed of intertwined dragons， with denser areas having scales. Their claws hold small poisonous snakes. On the back it retains the traces of being casted.