Located to the south of the county seat of Xichuan,Henan,this tomb in the form of a Chinese character of’甲’consists of a tomb passage and tomb chambers.Though robbed in early years,the tomb was still left with a considerable amount of funerary objects including ritual bronzes,bronze weapons,chariot-and-horse fittings,and a few jade articles.The ritual bronzes include tripod,gui-vessel,dui-container,vase,fu-jar,yi-water container,xi-water container,etc.Judging from their shapes and decorations,a few funeral objects belong to the late Autumn and Spring periˉod,while the majority to the early and middle Warring States.Special mention should be made of a human victim,which indicates both the existence of practice in the Chu State and the aristocratic identity of the tomb owner.
