4 China in World History
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WARRINGSTATES (1500 TO 221 BCE)information about their sacrifi cial purposes. The technology involved
a complex sequence of carving a negative model of the outside of the
vessel, putting it, in several pieces, around a clay core (which outlined
the inner surface of the vessel), and then pouring hot molten bronze
between the inner core and the outer piece molds. Once the molten
bronze cooled, the piece molds were removed, and the result was a
bright, luminous vessel that was then smoothed and polished. Many
items were made of bronze, including hair ornaments, weapons such as