Exhibition & Museum News
Past Exhibitions 2008
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria 
- "Treasures Unearthed: Chinese Archaeological Artefacts from Shang to Tang 16thC BCE
10th C CE"
November 23, 2007 - March 2, 2008
In the past, many ancient tombs throughout China were raided or looted for their artifacts and
sold to Chinese scholars, foreign collectors and museums. Art historians have come to admire the
great beauty and exquisite workmanship of these tomb artifacts, which offer unrivalled material for
the study of daily life and ancient technologies, while revealing the different classes of people
found in China and how each prepared for the afterlife. The items come from the Art Gallery of
Greater Victorias extensive Chinese archaeological collections and will be enhanced by a large
intended gift of early gold, silver and bronze treasures from Joey and Toby Tanenbaum of Toronto.
(from the website of the museum)
Last modified: 15.07.2008