What does the gold mask look like before the Sanxingdui period?
比三星堆黄金面具更早的金覆面出土，长啥样？
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Archaeologists have discovered a gold "funeral mask" dating back more than 3,000 years in an ancient noble tomb at the capital ruins of the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) in Zhengzhou, said local authority on September 16, 2022. The mask measures 18.3 cm in length and 14.5 cm in width, weighs around 40 grams, and is earlier than the gold masks unearthed from the Sanxingdui site of the late Shang Dynasty. According to Gu Wanfa, head of Zhengzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, a large number of bronze masks and gold products unearthed at the Sanxingdui site were probably influenced by the culture of Central Plains. He believes that the discovery of a large number of gold products at the capital ruins of the Shang Dynasty in Zhengzhou, especially the gold "funeral mask", is bound to provide new materials for further studying the culture of gold masks and decorations in Southwest China.
2022年9月16日，国家文物局召开工作会通报重要考古成果。通报介绍，郑州市文物考古研究院在郑州市一处商代贵族墓地首次发现了商代中期的金覆面。据悉，出土的金覆面长18.3厘米，宽14.5厘米，重40克，年代上早于商代晚期三星堆遗址出土的黄金面具。郑州市文物考古研究院院长顾万发说，三星堆遗址出土的大量青铜人黄金面具和使用黄金制品，很可能是受到中原文化的影响。他认为，此次墓葬出土的金覆面以及大量用金的现象，对于进一步探讨中国西南地区出现的黄金面具、黄金装饰的文化风格等提供了新的参照材料。