"The tomb of a Tang Dynasty noblewoman with exceptional grave goods has been unearthed in Shaanxi, China. It contains ceramics, bronzes, iron scissors, stoneware, gold and silver artifacts and 19 Persian silver coins. The artifacts and coins enrich our understanding of trade between Tang Dynasty China and other countries in the 7th century. Between January 2022 and April 2024, a team from the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village area of Xi'an."
"The epitaph, carved on a stone slab, records the tomb as belonging to Ma San Niang, the wife of Dong Shunxian, a Left Guard of the Imperial Guard in Longxi. She died on May 17th, 698 A.D., at her home in Daixianli. She was 29 years old. The area where she was buried also contains other tombs of the Dong family, including another high-ranking woman Dong Shaorong, the wife of Tang Dynasty prime minister Zhang Jiuling."
Between January 2022 and April 2024, excavations in Jiali Village, Xi'an uncovered a series of ancient tombs, including Tomb M228. Tomb M228 belonged to Ma San Niang, wife of Dong Shunxian, a Left Guard of the Imperial Guard in Longxi; she died on May 17, 698 A.D. at age 29. The tomb contained ceramics, bronzes, iron scissors, stoneware, gold and silver artifacts, and 19 Persian silver coins. Luxury grooming items and exquisitely crafted silverware feature grape and honeysuckle motifs imported from the Western Regions. The artifacts demonstrate high-level metalwork blending local and foreign styles and help clarify Dong family genealogy and Tang-era trade connections.
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