The National Museum of Prehistory is located on the east coast of
Taiwan. It is a national-level museum that focuses on prehistoric
and indigenous cultures. It houses a large collection of artifacts.
To introduce the beauty of Taiwan’s prehistoric artifacts,
Chunghwa Post is releasing a set of four stamps and a souvenir
sheet, featuring five national treasures from the museum’s
collection, dating from between 2300 and 4000 years ago, unearthed
at Taitung County’s Peinan Archaeological Site and Hualien
County’s Yanliao Archaeological Site. The designs
follow:
1. Stamp:
(1) Frog-shaped jade ornament (NT$5): This is an ornament to wear
as a pendant of necklace. Resembling a frog-like animal, the
ornament features a pair of large eyes and two limbs carved on its
back. There is a mouth-like indentation on the front part of its
head. The jade is of good quality. The large eyes and mouth-like
indentation could afford to thread a cord to wear.
(2) Jade tubes (NT$7): These are ornaments for wearing over the
chest. There are five in a set. Each tube in the set is the same
size. At 29 centimeters in length, they are the longest among
similar extant jade objects. The tube which was made of Taiwan jade
was carved into a cylindrical shape and polished. Holes were then
drilled from both ends to meet in the middle, and each tube was
threaded together with others.
(3) Trumpet-shaped jade bangle (NT$9): An ornament worn on the arm,
its cross section is slightly L-shaped. One side of the bangle
flares out like the mouth of a trumpet. The arc of the flare is
very smooth and round, and the jade is green and translucent. It is
a rare three-dimensional jade object.
(4) Bell-shaped jade beads (NT$12): Strung with 152 small
bell-shaped jade beads, this piece was possibly used as a
headdress. The top of each bead is small and flat and has a small
hole. The jade is translucent in
color.
The shipping/handling(s/h) of this single
item by registered airmail is EUR $4.00 anywhere of the world,
Combined bids can save s/h.
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