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Siyang Square is the largest bronze square statue of Shang Dynasty in China, with a length of 52.4 cm, a height of 58.3 cm and a weight of 34.5 kg. The neck is long, round and towering, and it is decorated with banana leaves, triangle and animal faces on all sides.

According to the analysis of archaeologists, the statue of Fang Zun in Siyang was cast by the secondary casting process, that is, the horn and faucet were cast separately, then put into the outer mold respectively, and then cast as a whole. The whole object was cast by block method, which was accomplished in one go and showed a superb casting level. Known by historians as the "ultimate bronze model", it ranks among the top ten national treasures handed down from ancient times.

Cultural relic characteristics

Siyangfang respects the square body, with a square mouth and a large side. The neck decoration is slightly outside, each side is 52.4 cm long, and its side length is almost 58.3 cm high. Long neck, high circle feet. The neck is towering, and all sides are decorated with banana leaf patterns, triangle-shaped and animal-faced patterns. The shoulders, abdomen and feet are cleverly designed as a whole into four rolled-horn sheep. On the four corners of the shoulder, there are four sheep's head horns. The sheep's head and neck extend out of the device, and the sheep's body and legs are attached to the stomach and feet. The pattern of the whole device is exquisite and beautiful, and the lines are smooth and rigid. The belly is the front chest of the sheep, and the leg of the sheep is attached to the feet and bears the weight of the body. The back of the sheep's chest, neck and back are decorated with scales, and the two sides are decorated with exquisite long-crowned phoenix patterns, and there are real inscriptions on the circle.

Fang Zun's neck is decorated with banana leaf pattern and strip gluttonous pattern composed of real dragon pattern, and his shoulders are decorated with claw dragon pattern and high relief snake body. In the middle of the four sides of the statue, that is, where two sheep are adjacent, there is a diagonal and a dragon protruding from the table, winding in the middle of the front room from the right shoulders on both sides of Fang Zun. Are decorated with exquisite thunder patterns. Edge lines are designed at the intersection of the four corners of the vessel and the center lines of the four sides to cover up the dislocation patterns that may appear when they intersect, which not only covers up the traces of intersection, but also improves the monotony of the edges and corners of the vessel, enhances the modeling momentum and is seamless.