Gold Monster (Han Dynasty)

Unearthed in 1957 from Gaotu Village, Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province. Standing on a lotus-shaped stand,the monster bends over to prepare to fight. It has a large horn which is divided into four branches and is decorated with a minster-head relief. Its tail is also decorated with a monster-head, and it rolls up and looks like a ring. Possibly it is an ornamental object of the Han people who lived in the prairie in Nothern China.