Bronze beast with wings unearthed at Sanxingdui Ruins site(1/3)

A mythical beast with four wings is unearthed during the most recent excavation of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan Province. (Photo/VCG)

This is the first time such an unusual mythical beast bronze has been found at Sanxingdui. The little mythical beast was found on the top of a bronze statue in the No. 8 sacrificial pit.

A mythical beast with four wings is unearthed during the most recent excavation of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan Province. (Photo/VCG)

A mythical beast with four wings is unearthed during the most recent excavation of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan Province. (Photo/VCG)