论西藏带柄铜镜的东、西两系

On the East and West Series of Bronze Mirrors with Handles from Tibet

西藏发现过多面青铜带柄铜镜,近年来也有新的传世品被发现。这些青铜镜的发现,反映了西藏在早期文明发展过程中与周边文化之间多方面的交流。总体上看,可将现有的西藏带柄铜镜分为东、西两系,在流行时代、流行地域上各有特点。青铜带柄镜在北方欧亚草原文化、南亚及中亚地区青铜时代遗存中也多有发现,中国西南和西北地区也曾流行过不同形制的带柄铜镜,其背后隐藏着不同族群之间在青藏高原通过“高原丝绸之路”流动与交往的历史背景,也是青铜时代至早期铁器时代不同区域考古学文化之间远距离、跨区域互动的一个生动例证。

Many bronze mirrors with handles have been found archaeologically in Tibet.In recent years,some transmitted items have also been reported.The discovery of these bronze mirrors reflects the multifaceted exchanges between Tibet and surrounding cultures during the development of early civilization in Tibet.In general,the Tibetan bronze mirrors with handles can be divided into the east and west series,which have their own characteristics with regard to the duration and distribution regions.Bronze mirrors with handles can be also found in the northern Eurasian steppe cultures and Bronze Age sites in South Asia and Central Asia.In addition,bronze mirrors with handles of different shapes and forms were also popular in Southwest and Northwest China,implying the historical background of the extensive flow and communication between different ethnic groups on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau through the“Plateau Silk Road”.It is also a vivid example of the long-distance,cross-regional interaction between different regional archaeological cultures from the Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.