A national treasures exhibition is being held in Henan Museum of Zhengzhou.
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A golden jade dress unearthed in Hubei, displayed on December 6, 2007. The dress is a precious funeral piece dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (BC 206-24 AD)
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Putting on display are some one hundred national treasure items collected from nine museums and relevant archeological institutions around the country, including China National Museum, Palace Museum and the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The exhibition will run until February, 2008.
Colored Pattern Crane, Fish and Stone Axe Pottery Jar
Time: the Neolithic Age (about 10,000 years ago)
Specification: 47 centimeters high; 32.7 centimeters wide in caliber
Excavation: Excavated in Linru County, Henan Province in 1978
Its' a colored pattern pottery with the pattern of a crane holding a fish and a stone axe standing aside.