China ancient ring handle era.

A ring is called a paving ring.

The shop head is the door decoration of traditional Han architecture, which has the significance of exorcism. Most of the ornaments on the door are in the shape of animal heads. Take gold as it, and call it a gold shop; Call it a silver shop with silver; Take copper as it, and call it a copper shop. Its shape, there are smelting elephant, smelting animal kiss, smelting elephant, covering its goodness and keeping its economy. Others smell turtles, snakes and tigers to ward off evil spirits. The melting of the inscription ring of the animal head has long existed on bronze ornaments in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It is an animal face pattern with many shapes, and there is a ring under the mouth for decoration embedded in the door. Generally metal, there are tigers, snakes, turtles and so on. In the Han Dynasty, temples were decorated with human heads to ward off evil spirits. It is also widely used in the folk doors of the Han nationality. In order to avoid disasters and seek happiness, I hope that the gods will bravely protect the human and financial security of their families like wild animals.

The real "head-paving ring" appeared in Shang Dynasty, and pottery bronzes, stone reliefs, tomb gates and coffins all appeared in Han Dynasty.

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