Some cultural relics unearthed in ancient tombs look particularly like some items we use now, so it is often difficult for us to judge what use these cultural relics have in ancient times. Some cultural relics built by the ancients are particularly strange, so we will study them very carefully when we study them. In the 20 19 Shanghai Jiading Unearthed Cultural Relics Exhibition, people found a particularly unusual exhibit. This exhibit looks like two rusty beer bottle caps, and I believe that no one will pick it up if it is thrown on the road. But what about these two little guys? Beer bottle cap? However, it has a place in the museum and attracts many visitors.
Tourists are particularly curious about this exhibit and ask the narrator what the history of this bottle cap is. Why is it on display in the museum? Moreover, some tourists asked, is this left by some timid grave robbers who drank for courage when robbing the tomb? Actually, it's not. This cultural relic was unearthed in the tomb of Li Xinzhai in Jiangqiao Town, Jiading in 2007. The owner of this tomb is Li Rujie, a scholar in Jiajing period, and his wife. These two small bottle caps are also Li Furen's beauty products. They are called? Silver incense box? . As we all know, in ancient China, the ancients paid special attention to their own affairs. Some people who have the right to be rich will not only build a particularly luxurious mausoleum for themselves, but also place some particularly precious funerary objects in their tombs.
For example, Li Jie is an official, and his achievements during his tenure as an official are great, so his family also has some money. His wife is also a woman who loves to dress up. In addition to this silver incense box, many precious gold, silver and jade ornaments were found in the tomb, which shows how much I loved beauty before my death, and also shows that the Li family was a rich boy before. This silver incense box is very small and looks like a beer bottle cap, but if you look closely, you can see that there is still a big difference. Take the folds of beer bottles as an example. The number of beer bottles is 2 1, and this silver incense box is 19. The most important thing is that this silver incense box is made of silver. How can someone make such a precious thing into a beer bottle cap?
What we don't know is that in ancient China, women in rich families were all equipped with a spice box, but the shape was different. Round wooden seasoning box is a common one, because wood is perishable, so it is very rare to preserve it. Most round perfume boxes are used when dressing up at home, like this silver perfume box, which is probably worn when going out, just like the powder cake or air cushion we use now, which can be taken out to make up makeup anytime and anywhere. The reason why it is set to a tooth shape may be to prevent the spices in the box from spilling out, but we don't know the specific reason.