盘龙城杨家湾M17出土青铜牌形器和金片绿松石器的复原

Recovering a Gold Plaque with Turquoise Inlay and a Bronze Plaque from Yangjiawan Tomb M17 at Panlongcheng

本文对盘龙城遗址杨家湾M17出土的青铜牌形器和金片绿松石器进行了复原,认为前者纹饰为宽幅面、曲尾状兽面纹;后者纹饰为有着夸张面部、大曲角状的兽面纹。两件器物的纹饰有着二里冈上层向殷墟过渡的特征。两件器物的纹饰特征,以及金片等特殊的材质都暗示了使用者较高的社会等级,为进一步认识盘龙城杨家湾M17的年代、墓主的身份,乃至中原地区同类器物的功能、性质等相关问题提供了重要的线索。

The present study reconstructs a bronze plaque and a gold plaque bearing turquoise inlay, both of which were excavated from Yangjiawan tomb M17 at Panlongcheng.It argues that the former plaque bears wide scroll-work masks,bent-tail beast-mask motifs while the latter bears exaggerated and large bent-horn beast mask motifs.Together,the two motifs represent the transition from the upper Erligang into the Yinxu period.The style of the two plaques,along with the unique materials used in the gold plaque suggest that the original owner of the two items was of high social rank.The evidence helps us better understand the date and social status of tomb M17 at Yangjiawan,as well as contributes to answering questions about the nature and function of similar artifacts from the central plains.