Earliest Gold-Plated Bronze Buddha Statues Found in China’s Shaanxi Province

Two statues that archaeologists said qualify as the oldest known gold-plated bronze Buddha statues found in China were unearthed in the province of Shaanxi. News of the statues was reported in the Chinese state-run media last week.
According to the news agency Xinhua, the dig was overseen by the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology. Archaeologists found the objects in Chengren Village, and they believe the statues date back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, which lasted from 25 C.E. to 220 C.E. Alongside th