A bronze sculpture wildlife like this is not universal

The altar is placed in M30 Unitary head niche, high 32 cm, the lower part of the horn-shaped bronze seat, the upper part of the square plate, the plate side length of 29.6 cm, 3.2 cm from the side, the square plate central stand two beast, like the lion-shaped. There are no prominent differences between the bronze weapons in Early Spring and Autumn and Warring States. Excavator: similar bronze in Soviet Central Asia has been unearthed more than the detailed characteristics are different, but the basic style is consistent, is considered to be a Zoroastrian religious worship Taiwan, the typical bronze Seck culture. "But Anjia The small fire altar of figurine bronze with the Warring States Period to Han Dynasty the first descendant of the Xinjiang the Zoroastrianism side Block, square plate shape to have a larger difference thanks to the fire altar, showing the shape of a bean dish or similar Boshan furnace, which can be regarded as the system changes the altar.

As for plate lion, due to the Zoroastrianism them as beasts, fire altar to Shaolian may carry the meaning of the curse of the evil god. Only the bronze musical instruments serve as noting the events became less. The Sogdians burial customs and its finished. Rong Xinjiang, said: "Sogdian burial custom color of Zoroastrianism, the burial of the Han. Classic and Sogdian archaeological discovery, according to Zoroastrianism, beliefs, Zoroastrianism Sogdian death, the body was expertise funeral of people transported to the specialized high-profile violence carcasses (dakhma), dogs and birds to the meat eaten, then the bone on bone urn (ossuary), buried in the ground. "According to "History of the Sui stone States Biography" says: "the first month 6, July 15, Wang parents burning more than bone.

The golden urn Sheng, placed on the bed, patrol around, scattered flowers of fruit, Wang rate minister under the Ji Yan. "This latter is clearly described Akitake the Jiuxing in the stone Sogdians is a cremation. They use coffins Sheng bone urn or satisfied bone urn. Coffins actually eastern Persia two of the Burial Customs - burial and cremation organic together. The inscriptions on the nude statues to memory the merits and record the temperament of the music on the chime-bells are unique. Dogs and Xiongqin eat the remaining bones, burned Sheng satisfied bone bronzes buried, the formation of pure Burial Customs of the Sogdian. Satisfied bone bronze angel objects, except in the Xinjiang region had a small amount of external Mainland yet to see.

Therefore, Sogdian in the Mainland, the Burial Customs is still worth exploring. As for the burial why the use of dogs, this is because in ancient Persia, especially in the Sassanid Persian period, dogs in Zoroastrianism special status, is considered sacred. A bronze sculpture wildlife like this is not universal. Help teach the holy book "Avesta" in the one for "Wen Di Dade, the chapter in many praise the virtues of the dog, it sack of evil spirits to create hundreds of thousands of evil and therefore become God created all creatures in the biological. Mr. Zhang Guangda: "Zoroastrianism Christians traditionally believe people dead, a foul smell comes out from the body, this is a Shimo (Druj Nasush) in the form of flies, the decomposition of corpses, evil God serve at this time if approached the body, there was the stench from the bodies of pollution and the risk of disease.